Age-related changes in tactile spatial resolution from 6 to 16 years old

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 83-87

  Bleyenheuft, Yannick ^a   Cols, Caroline ^a   Arnould, Carlyne ^a   Thonnard, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; Cortical maturation; Normative data; Skin properties; Spatial resolution; Tactile sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPATIAL MEMORY; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE MEMORY; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; CHILD; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN; TOUCH;

EID: 33845752013     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08990220600816440     Document Type: Article

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