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Spatial variation in sensitivity as a factor in measurements of spatial summation of warmth and cold

Barry G. Green, Rya Zaharchuk The John B. Pierce Laboratory, New Haven, CT 06519, USA;; Section of Otolaryngology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USACorrespondence E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 181-190 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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