Neural encoding of saltatory pneumotactile velocity in human glabrous hand.

Neurons in the somatosensory cortex are exquisitely sensitive to mechanical stimulation of the skin surface. The location, velocity, direction, and adaptation of tactile stimuli on the skin's surface are discriminable features of somatosensory processing, however the representation and processi...

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Main Authors: Hyuntaek Oh, Rebecca Custead, Yingying Wang, Steven Barlow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5571944?pdf=render