Simultaneous early processing of sensory input in human primary (SI) and secondary (SII) somatosensory cortices

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2017-2025

  Karhu, J ^a,b   Tesche, C D ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0033057563     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1999.81.5.2017     Document Type: Article

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