Cortical processing of lateral skin stretch stimulation in humans

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-124

  Wasling, Helena Backlund ^a   Lundblad, Linda ^a   Löken, Line ^a   Wessberg, Johan ^a   Wiklund, Katarina ^a   Norrsell, Ulf ^a   Olausson, Håkan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Hairy skin; Human; Psychophysics; Touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SKIN STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; PARIETAL LOBE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOUCH;

EID: 49649108196     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1454-1     Document Type: Article

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