Controlling posture using a plantar pressure-based, tongue-placed tactile biofeedback system

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 409-414

  Vuillerme, Nicolas ^a   Chenu, Olivier ^a   Demongeot, Jacques ^a   Payan, Yohan ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

Balance; Biofeedback; Centre of foot pressure; Plantar pressure; Tongue display unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; STANDING; TACTILE STIMULATION;

EID: 34248186446     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0800-4     Document Type: Article

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