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A new device to present textured stimuli to touch with simultaneous EEG recording.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20479186     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The study of touch has recently grown, due mainly to the extensive use of several types of actuators that stimulate several subsystems of touch. There is a widespread interest in applying these mechanisms to the study of the neurophysiological correlates of tactual perception. In this article, we present a new device (the tactile spinning wheel [TSW]) for delivering textured surfaces to the finger pad. The TSW allows one to control several parameters of the stimulation (angular speed, texture, etc.) and, connected to an EEG recording system, makes it possible to study neural electrophysiological events. The device consists of a rotating platform on which the tactile stimuli are fixed, a system that synchronizes stimuli onset with the EEG system, and an electronic interface that controls the platform. We present the technical details of the TSW, its calibration, and some experimental results we have obtained with this device.
Authors:
José M Reales Avilés; Francisco Muñoz Muñoz; Dieter Kleinböhl; Manuel Sebastián; Soledad Ballesteros Jiménez
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Behavior research methods     Volume:  42     ISSN:  1554-3528     ISO Abbreviation:  Behav Res Methods     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-18     Completed Date:  2010-08-20     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101244316     Medline TA:  Behav Res Methods     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  547-55     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Methodology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid, Spain. jmreales@psi.uned.es
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Electroencephalography / instrumentation*,  methods
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory / physiology*
Humans
Pattern Recognition, Physiological / physiology
Physical Stimulation / instrumentation*
Touch / physiology
Touch Perception / physiology

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