Orofacial mechanoreceptors in humans: Encoding characteristics and responses during natural orofacial behaviors

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 135, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 27-33

  Trulsson, Mats ^a   Johansson, Roland S ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Afferent; Biting; Manipulation; Microneurography; Mucosa; Sensorimotor regulation; Skin; Tooth

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BITE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD; HUMAN; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; INFRAORBITAL NERVE; JAW; LINGUAL NERVE; LIP; MASTICATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOUTH; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEUROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SOFT TISSUE; SPEECH; SWALLOWING; TONGUE; TOOTH;

BEHAVIOR; EATING; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GINGIVA; HUMANS; JAW; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOUTH; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SKIN; TOOTH;

EID: 0037145083     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(02)00151-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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