System development for multichannel electrotactile stimulation on the lips

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 734-739

  Shim, Ji Wook ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Tang, Hui ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Demultiplexed waveforms; Electrotactile displays; Multichannel stimulation; Tactile sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEMULTIPLEXING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; SENSORY PERCEPTION; STIMULATED EMISSION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

DEMULTIPLEXED WAVEFORMS; ELECTROTACTILE DISPLAYS; MULTICHANNEL ELECTROTACTILE STIMULATION; TACTILE SENSITIVITY;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LIP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIP; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH;

EID: 33744824948     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.10.014     Document Type: Article

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