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Skin properties and afferent density in the deterioration of tactile spatial acuity with age

ABSTRACT: Tactile sensitivity is affected by age, as shown by the deterioration of spatial acuity assessed with the two‐point discrimination task. This is assumed to be partly a result of age‐related changes of the peripheral somatosensory system. In particular, in the elderly, the density of mechan...

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Autores principales: Deflorio, Davide, Di Luca, Massimiliano, Wing, Alan M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10107475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36533658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP283174