Effect of double ipsilateral stimulation on vibrotactile sensation magnitude.
The phenomena of enhancement and suppression of vibrotactile subjective magnitude were investigated using a matching procedure. Results support earlier reports for audition and vibrotaction suggesting that enhancement is a fundamental sensory process. The time course is described for suppression of stimuli delivered to several different to several different pats of the body. The results are consistent with earlier studies of vibrotactile masking at threshold levels.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology*; D009433:Neural Inhibition; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*; D014732:Vibration