Neurophysiology: Electrically evoking sensory experience
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Monkeys trained to distinguish touch stimuli that 'flutter' with different frequencies can similarly distinguish electrical stimulation of the somatosensory cortex according to its frequency; the implication is that the electrically-evoked patterns of cortical activity cause flutter sensations similar to those induced by touch.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998