Softness discrimination with a tool

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1777-1786

  Lamotte, Robert H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HARDNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0034088455     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.1777     Document Type: Article

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