The tongue display unit (TDU) for electrotactile spatiotemporal pattern presentation

Scientia Iranica

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1476-1485

  Kaczmarek, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocutaneous; Electrode; Electrotactile; Neuromodulation; Neuroplasticity; Neurorehabilitation; Platform technology; Sensory substitution; Tactile display; Tongue

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

ELECTROCUTANEOUS; ELECTROTACTILE; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPLASTICITY; NEUROREHABILITATION; PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY; SENSORY SUBSTITUTION; TACTILE DISPLAY; TONGUE;

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

DESIGN; ELECTRODE; NEUROLOGY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TASTE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84855886098     PISSN: 10263098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scient.2011.08.020     Document Type: Review

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