Contours of equal perceived amplitude and equal perceived frequency for electrocutaneous stimuli

Perception and Psychophysics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 613-622

  Van Doren, Clayton L ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GENERAL MEDICAL AIDS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSICS;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY AIDS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0031132673     PISSN: 00315117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03211869     Document Type: Article

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