Assessing linear time-invariance in human primary somatosensory cortex with BOLD fMRI using vibrotactile stimuli

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 304-311

  Nangini, C ^a,c   MacIntosh, B J ^a   Tam, F ^c   Staines, W R ^b   Graham, S J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; fMRI; Linear time invariance; Somatosensory cortex; Transient neural activity

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS; SIGNAL SYSTEMS;

ADAPTATION; FMRI; LINEAR TIME; NEURAL ACTIVITY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

BRAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 12844250136     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.20363     Document Type: Article

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