Brain activations in response to vibrotactile tooth stimulation: A psychophysical and fMRI study

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2257-2265

  Trulsson, Mats ^a   Francis, Susan T ^b   Bowtell, Richard ^b   McGlone, Francis ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; FRONTAL LOBE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULA; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT MECHANORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOOTH; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TOOTH; TOUCH; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957832260     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00565.2010     Document Type: Article

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