Stimulus-dependent effects on tactile spatial acuity

Behavioral and Brain Functions

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Tannan, V ^a   Dennis, R G ^a   Tommerdahl, M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 33748691012     PISSN: 17449081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-1-18     Document Type: Article

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