A novel device for the study of somatosensory information processing

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-220

  Holden, Jameson K ^a   Nguyen, Richard H ^a   Francisco, Eric M ^a   Zhang, Zheng ^a   Dennis, Robert G ^a   Tommerdahl, Mark ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agnosia; Somatosensory; Synchronization; Tactile stimulator; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGNOSIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL METRICS STIMULATOR; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TACTILE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGNOSIA; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN; TOUCH; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855271494     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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