A Fovea for Pain at the Fingertips

The spatial resolution of sensory systems is not homogeneous across their receptive surfaces. For example, tactile acuity is greatest on the fingertips, reflecting the high innervation density and small mechanoreceptive fields in this area [1, 2]. In contrast, pain is considered to lack any equivale...

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Autores principales: Mancini, Flavia, Sambo, Chiara F., Ramirez, Juan D., Bennett, David L.H., Haggard, Patrick, Iannetti, Gian Domenico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cell Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3778751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23477726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.02.008

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3778751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23477726
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2013.02.008

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