Vibrotactile adaptation enhances spatial localization

Brain Research

Volumn 1102, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-116

  Tannan, Vinay ^a   Whitsel, Barry L ^a   Tommerdahl, Mark A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SKIN; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STANDARD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VIBRATION SENSE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 33746210067     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.05.037     Document Type: Article

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