Tactile intensity and population codes

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Bensmaia, Sliman J ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hot zone; Intensity; Neural code; Neurophysiology; Psychophysics; Somatosensory system; Submodalities; Touch

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CORTEX; HUMAN; MODEL; NERVE CELL; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH;

ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOUCH;

EID: 42249107483     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2008.02.044     Document Type: Review

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