Spatial discrimination of one versus two test stimuli in the human skin: Dissociation of mechanisms depending on the task and the modality of stimulation

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 328, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 322-324

  Martikainen, Ilkka K ^a   Pertovaara, Antti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cold pain; Pain localization; Spatial resolution; Tactile sense

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKIN; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COLD; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SPACE PERCEPTION; TOUCH;

EID: 0037119248     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(02)00555-4     Document Type: Article

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