Representation of object size in the somatosensory system

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-39

  Berryman, L J ^b   Yau, J M ^a   Hsiao, S S ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN RECEPTOR; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; SIZE PERCEPTION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33745763734     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.01190.2005     Document Type: Article

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