The effect of surface wave propagation on neural responses to vibration in primate glabrous skin

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Manfredi, Louise R ^a   Baker, Andrew T ^b   Elias, Damian O ^c   Dammann III, John F ^a   Zielinski, Mark C ^a   Polashock, Vicky S ^b   Bensmaia, Sliman J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GLABROUS SKIN; LASER DOPPLER VIBROMETER; NERVE POTENTIAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIMATE; RESPONSE TIME; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY SYSTEM PARAMETERS; SKIN SENSATION; SKIN STIMULATION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURFACE WAVE PROPAGATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH; VIBRATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; HAND; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SKIN; STIMULATION;

PRIMATES; VIBRIO;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; HAND; HUMANS; MECHANORECEPTORS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRIMATES; SKIN; VIBRATION;

EID: 84856854400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031203     Document Type: Article

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