Method for detecting small changes in vibrotactile perception threshold related to tactile acuity

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1238-1247

  Brammer, A J ^a,b   Piercy, J E ^b   Pyykko I ^c   Toppila, E ^c,d   Starck, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RECORDING INSTRUMENTS; TACTILE READING AIDS; THRESHOLD ELEMENTS;

MECHANORECEPTORS; RECEPTOR POPULATION; TACTILE ACUITY; VIBROTACTILE PERCEPTION THRESHOLD;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MECHANORECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FINGERS; FORESTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 33846651561     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.2404631     Document Type: Article

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