Tactile-STAR: A Novel Tactile STimulator And Recorder System for Evaluating and Improving Tactile Perception

Tactile-STAR: A Novel Tactile STimulator And Recorder System for Evaluating and Improving Tactile Perception

Many neurological diseases impair the motor and somatosensory systems. While several different technologies are used in clinical practice to assess and improve motor functions, somatosensation is evaluated subjectively with qualitative clinical scales. Treatment of somatosensory deficits has receive...

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Main Authors: Giulia Ballardini, Giorgio Carlini, Psiche Giannoni, Robert A. Scheidt, Ilana Nisky, Maura Casadio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurorobotics
Subjects:
tactile stimulation
somatosensory function
skin stretch
skin brush
stroke
neurological disease
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbot.2018.00012/full

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