Activation in SI and SII; The influence of vibrotactile amplitude during passive and task-relevant stimulation

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 174-184

  Nelson, Aimee J ^a,b   Staines, W Richard ^a,c   Graham, Simon J ^a,b   McIlroy, William E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; fMRI; Sensory systems; Somatosensory; Somatosensory cortex and thalamocortical relationships; Stimulus response; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TACTILE STIMULATION; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; HAND; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 1542321147     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogbrainres.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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