Vibrotactile thresholds at the sole of the foot: Effect of vibration frequency and contact location

Somatosensory and Motor Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 86-93

  Gu, Cheng ^a   Griffin, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

foot; frequency; mechanoreceptors; thresholds; vibration; vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANORECEPTOR; PACINI CORPUSCLE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

ADULT; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; PACINIAN CORPUSCLES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

EID: 84855366115     PISSN: 08990220     EISSN: 13691651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08990220.2011.622493     Document Type: Article

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