Haptic discrimination of object shape in humans: Contribution of cutaneous and proprioceptive inputs

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 251-260

  Voisin, Julien ^a   Lamarre, Yves ^a   Chapman, Elaine C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Active touch; Passive touch; Tactile shape discrimination; Two dimensional angles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SHOULDER; SKIN FUNCTION; SKIN RECEPTOR; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOUCH;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; PROPRIOCEPTION; SHOULDER; TOUCH;

EID: 0036308744     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1118-5     Document Type: Article

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