Responses in primary somatosensory cortex of rhesus monkey to controlled application of embossed grating and bar patterns

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 287-306

  Sinclair, R J ^a   Pruett Jr , J R ^a   Burton, H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand; Parietal cortex; Passive touch; Sensory cortex; Single neurons; Tactile

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; GRATING; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; SKIN; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH;

EID: 0030483056     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990229609052584     Document Type: Article

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