Neuronal activity in somatosensory cortex of monkeys using a precision grip. II. Responses to object texture and weights

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 835-844

  Salimi, Iran ^a   Brochier, Thomas ^a   Smith, Allan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MONKEY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0033030950     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.2.835     Document Type: Article

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