Mechanical frequency and stimulation-site-related differences in vibrotactile detection capacity along the lip vermilion in young adults

Clinical Oral Investigations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-22

  Andreatta, R D ^a   Davidow, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanoreceptor; Perception; Psychophysics; Somatosensory; Trigeminal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LIP; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STIMULATION; TOUCH; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIBRATION;

ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMANS; LIP; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOUCH; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIBRATION;

EID: 33644605579     PISSN: 14326981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00784-005-0005-4     Document Type: Article

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