Haptic detection thresholds of Gaussian profiles over the whole range of spatial scales

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 369-374

  Louw, S ^a   Kappers, A M L ^a   Koenderink, J J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Detection threshold; Gaussian profile; Haptic perception; Psychophysics; Touch

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SHOULDER; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0034074548     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000350     Document Type: Article

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