Reduced postural sway during quiet standing by light touch is due to finger tactile feedback but not mechanical support

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-158

  Kouzaki, Motoki ^a   Masani, Kei ^b,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centre of pressure; Fingertip; Posture; Tourniquet ischemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STANDING; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TOUCH; TOURNIQUET;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ARM; DENERVATION; FEEDBACK; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOUCH; TOURNIQUETS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 44749094837     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1426-5     Document Type: Article

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