Evaluation of the possibility and response characteristics of laser-induced tactile sensation

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 602, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-72

  Kim, Hyung Sik ^a   Kim, Ji Sun ^a   Jung, Gu In ^a   Jun, Jae Hoon ^a   Park, Jong Rak ^b   Kim, Sung Phil ^c   Choi, Seungmoon ^d   Park, Sung Jun ^a   Choi, Mi Hyun ^a   Chung, Soon Cheol ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Laser energy density; Possibility evaluation; Pulse laser; Tactile sense

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTAL PHALANX; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; LASER; LASER ENERGY DENSITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACTILE STIMULATION; TOUCH; STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TOUCH; TOUCH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938059472     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: 18727972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.06.053     Document Type: Article

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