A physical constraint on perceptual learning: tactile spatial acuity improves with training to a limit set by finger size

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P356DOI10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0514-13.2013
P932PMC publication ID6618562
P698PubMed publication ID23719803
P5875ResearchGate publication ID236968010

P50authorDaniel GoldreichQ30509660
P2093author name stringMichael Wong
Ryan M Peters
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P407language of work or nameEnglishQ1860
P304page(s)9345-9352
P577publication date2013-05-01
P1433published inJournal of NeuroscienceQ1709864
P1476titleA physical constraint on perceptual learning: tactile spatial acuity improves with training to a limit set by finger size
P478volume33

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