Spatial summation of vibrotactile sensations at the foot

Thresholds for the perception of vibration on the hand reduce with increasing area of excitation when the thresholds are mediated by the Pacinian channel (a phenomenon known as spatial summation) but thresholds are generally independent of the area of excitation when they are mediated by non-Pacinia...

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Main Authors: Gu, C. (Author), Griffin, M.J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-08.
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