Magnitude estimation of tangential force applied to the fingerpad

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 342-348

  Paré, Michel ^a   Carnahan, Heather ^b   Smith, Allan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human; Psychophysics; Shear force; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SHEAR STRESS; SKIN; SKIN STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE STIMULATION; VELOCITY;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKIN; TOUCH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0036159853     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-001-0939-y     Document Type: Article

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