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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Nonlinear integration of visual and haltere inputs in fly neck motor neurons.

19 Oct 2009 Animals use information from multiple sensory organs to generate appropriate behavior. Exactly how these different sensory inputs are fused at the motor system is not well understood. Here we study how fly neck motor neurons integrate information ... Read more...

The lasting effects of spike insoles on postural control in the elderly.

29 Sep 2009 The purpose of the present study was to explore the lasting effects of a tactile sensitivity enhancement induced by spike insoles on the control of stance in the elderly. Healthy elderly subjects (n = 19, mean age = 68.8) and young adults (n = 17, ... Read more...

Sensations evoked in patients with amputation from watching an individual whose corresponding intact limb is being touched.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: After amputation of a limb, the majority of patients experience phantom sensations, such as phantom pain. Such patients provide an opportunity for the exploration of the perceptual correlates of recently discovered "mirror neurons," ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Touch'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Nonlinear integration of visual and haltere inputs in fly neck motor neurons. 19 Oct 2009
• The lasting effects of spike insoles on postural control in the elderly. 29 Sep 2009
• Sensations evoked in patients with amputation from watching an individual whose corresponding intact limb is being touched. 29 Sep 2009
• Does swaddling decrease or increase the risk for sudden infant death syndrome? 29 Sep 2009
• Assessment of neuropathic pain in primary care. 29 Sep 2009
• The dopaminergic system of the telencephalo-diencephalic areas of the vertebrate brain in the organization of the sleep-waking cycle. 21 Sep 2009
• Neurophysiologic assessment of brain maturation after an 8-week trial of skin-to-skin contact on preterm infants. 15 Sep 2009
• Mechanisms of tactile information transmission through whisker vibrations. 14 Sep 2009
• Multisensory congruency as a mechanism for attentional control over perceptual selection. 14 Sep 2009
• Analogous intermediate shape coding in vision and touch. 2 Sep 2009
• Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate signalling regulates the avoidance response to nose touch in Caenorhabditis elegans. 2 Sep 2009
• Multisensory integration of sounds and vibrotactile stimuli in processing streams for "what" and "where". 31 Aug 2009
• Effects of different viewing perspectives on somatosensory activations during observation of touch. 30 Aug 2009
• Improved EEG source analysis using low-resolution conductivity estimation in a four-compartment finite element head model. 30 Aug 2009
• "Universal Precautions": perinatal touch and examination after childhood sexual abuse. 30 Aug 2009
• Using the PhysX engine for physics-based virtual surgery with force feedback. 30 Aug 2009
• Graphic and haptic modelling of the oesophagus for VR-based medical simulation. 30 Aug 2009
• [Chronically ill, a lifelong responsibility, viewed from 3 different perspectives. Basal stimulation in nursing chronically ill children (3)] 30 Aug 2009
• To touch or not to touch: that is the question. 30 Aug 2009
• Exploring objects with feet advances movement in infants born preterm: a randomized controlled trial. 25 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Touch'

Definition: Sensation of making physical contact with objects, animate or inanimate. Tactile stimuli are detected by MECHANORECEPTORS in the skin and mucous membranes.

Descriptor UI: D014110

Alternative terms: Touch; Taction; Tactions; Sense of Touch; Touch Sense; Touch Senses; Tactile Sense; Sense, Tactile; Senses, Tactile; Tactile Senses;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects;

Tree Number: F02.830.816.850; G11.561.600.810.850;

Technical Notes: differentiate from TOUCH PERCEPTION: TOUCH takes place in the skin and mucous membranes, TOUCH PERCEPTION takes place in the brain