Somatosensory processing of the tongue in humans

We review research on somatosensory (tactile) processing of the tongue based on data obtained using non-invasive neurophysiological and neuroimaging methods. Technical difficulties in stimulating the tongue, due to the noise elicited by the stimulator, the fixation of the stimulator, and the vomiti...

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Main Authors: Kiwako Sakamoto, Hiroki Nakata, Masato Yumoto, Ryusuke Kakigi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
MEG
SI
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2010.00136/full