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Original Article

A Comparison of Force and Depth of Skin Indentation upon Psychophysical Functions of Tactile Intensity

Joel D. Greenspan1 Department of Psychology and Psychobiology Research Center, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32306; Department of Physiology, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
Pages 33-48 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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