Curvature discrimination in various finger conditions

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 177, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 304-311

  Van Der Horst, Bernard J ^a   Kappers, Astrid M L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bias; Bimanual; Curvature discrimination; Haptic perception; Index finger; Threshold; Thumb; Unimanual

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDEX FINGER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; THUMB;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STEREOGNOSIS; TOUCH;

EID: 33847102683     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0670-9     Document Type: Article

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