BOLD responses to tactile stimuli in visual and auditory cortex depend on the frequency content of stimulation

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2120-2134

  Nordmark, Per F ^a   Pruszynski, J Andrew ^a   Johansson, Roland S ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BOLD SIGNAL; BRAIN FUNCTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL CORTEX;

ADULT; AUDITORY CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; TOUCH; VISUAL CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865454025     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00261     Document Type: Article

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