Haptic perception of object curvature in Parkinson's disease.

The haptic perception of the curvature of an object is essential for adequate object manipulation and critical for our guidance of actions. This study investigated how the ability to perceive the curvature of an object is altered by Parkinson's disease (PD).Eight healthy subjects and 11 patient...

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Main Authors: Jürgen Konczak, Kuan-Yi Li, Paul J Tuite, Howard Poizner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2440419?pdf=render