Tactile acuity in the blind: a psychophysical study using a two-dimensional angle discrimination task.

scientific article published on 28 February 2008

Tactile acuity in the blind: a psychophysical study using a two-dimensional angle discrimination task. is …
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P356DOI10.1007/S00221-008-1327-7
P698PubMed publication ID18305930
P5875ResearchGate publication ID5546404

P50authorFranco LeporéQ113488607
Patrice VossQ42741766
P2093author name stringRachel Goldstein
Flamine Alary
C Elaine Chapman
Marco Duquette
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P433issue4
P304page(s)587-594
P577publication date2008-02-28
P1433published inExperimental Brain ResearchQ13358841
P1476titleTactile acuity in the blind: a psychophysical study using a two-dimensional angle discrimination task.
P478volume187

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