Abnormal access of axial vibrotactile input to deafferented somatosensory cortex in human upper limb amputees

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2753-2764

  Kew, John J M ^a,b   Halligan, Peter W ^c   Marshall, John C ^c   Passingham, Richard E ^a,d   Rothwell, John C ^b   Ridding, Michael C ^b   David Marsden, C ^b   Brooks, David J ^a,b  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c RIVERMEAD REHABILITATION CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGNOSIA; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; DEAFFERENTATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0030963083     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.5.2753     Document Type: Article

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