Effect of frequency difference on sensitivity of beats perception

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-19

  Lim, Soo Chul ^a   Kyung, Ki Uk ^b   Kwon, Dong Soo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beats; Frequency difference; Tactile feedback; Threshold; Vibrotactile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MECHANORECEPTOR; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH PERCEPTION; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856294220     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-011-2864-z     Document Type: Article

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