Lingual electrotactile discrimination ability is associated with the presence of specific connective tissue structures (papillae) on the tongue surface.

Electrical stimulation of nerve endings in the tongue can be used to communicate information to users and has been shown to be highly effective in sensory substitution applications. The anterior tip of the tongue has very small somatosensory receptive fields, comparable to those of the finger tips,...

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Main Authors: Tyler S Allison, Joel Moritz, Philip Turk, Leslie M Stone-Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237142