Interference in identifying tactile patterns: Response competition and temporal integration

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 199-213

  Craig, James C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Masking; Response competition; Tactile patterns; Temporal integration; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

EID: 0030499019     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990229609052576     Document Type: Article

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