Neuromagnetic somatosensory responses to natural moving tactile stimulation

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-35

  Lin, Yung Yang ^a,b,c   Kajola, Matti ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAND PALM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; TACTILE STIMULATION; THUMB;

EID: 0037301505     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100002407     Document Type: Article

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