Encoding/decoding of first and second order tactile afferents in a neurorobotic application

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 25-35

  Bologna, Luca Leonardo ^a   Pinoteau, Jérémie ^a   Brasselet, Romain ^a   Maggiali, Marco ^b   Arleo, Angelo ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Braille reading; Context separation; Fine touch discrimination; Information theory; Mechanoreceptors; Neural coding; Neurorobotics; Primary tactile afferents; Second order cuneate nucleus neurones

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAILLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; FINGER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANORECEPTOR; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROROBOTICS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; READING; RELIABILITY; ROBOTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPIKE WAVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION;

BLINDNESS; BRAIN; FINGERS; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; READING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY AIDS; TOUCH; TOUCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 82555165944     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: 17697115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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