Stimulation of tiny skin areas for selective stimulation of C fibres;Selektive C-faser-stimulation durch stimulation winziger hautareale

Schmerz

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 238-244

  Weiss, T ^a   Miltner, W H R ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

C fibre; Laser evoked brain potentials (LEP); Method; Stimulation of tiny skin areas

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; HUMAN; SKIN STIMULATION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; GYRUS CINGULI; HAND; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; PAIN THRESHOLD; REACTION TIME; SKIN; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMORECEPTORS;

EID: 33745174573     PISSN: 0932433X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00482-005-0416-9     Document Type: Article

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