Representation of tactile curvature in macaque somatosensory area 2

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2999-3012

  Yau, Jeffrey M ^a   Connor, Charles E ^a   Hsiao, Steven S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neural coding; Neurophysiology; Orientation; Single unit; Touch

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SECONDARY SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION;

NEURAL CODING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ORIENTATION; SINGLE UNIT; TOUCH;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TOUCH; TOUCH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84879140070     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00804.2012     Document Type: Article

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