Effects of high-frequency skin stimulation on SI cortex: Mechanisms and functional implications

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 151-169

  Tommerdahl, M ^a,b   Favorov, O V ^a   Whitsel, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pacinian receptors; Rapidly adapting receptors; Somatosensory cortex; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; IMAGING; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKIN STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SQUIRREL MONKEY; VIBRATION; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; CATS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SAIMIRI; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED; VIBRATION;

EID: 24044546696     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990220500084461     Document Type: Article

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