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The frequency selectivity of information-processing channels in the tactile sensory system

A. Gescheider Hamilton College, Department of Psychology, Clinton, NY 13323, USA;
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S.J. Bolanowski Department of Bioengineering and Neuroscience, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA;
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K.R. Hardick Institute for Sensory Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
Pages 191-201 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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