Differential temporal coding of the vibratory sense in the hand and foot in man

Objective: We studied the difference in the temporal tuning function of the vibratory senses between the hand and foot in man by using steady-state somatosensory evoked potentials (S-SEPs) to vibratory stimulation. Methods: Vibratory stimuli were applied to the palm and sole, and the S-SEPs were the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical Neurophysiology Jg. 111; H. 3; S. 398 - 404
Hauptverfasser: Tobimatsu, Shozo, Zhang, You Min, Suga, Rie, Kato, Motohiro
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Shannon Elsevier B.V 01.03.2000
Elsevier BV
Elsevier Science
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Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Brain
Brain - physiology
Electric Stimulation
Electroencephalography
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory
Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory - physiology
Female
Foot
Foot - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hand
Hand - physiology
Humans
Male
Mechanoreceptive afferents
Somatosensory steady-state evoked potentials
Somesthesis and somesthetic pathways (proprioception, exteroception, nociception); interoception; electrolocation. Sensory receptors
Tuning function
Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs
Vibration
Mechanoreceptive afferents
Vibration
Somatosensory steady-state evoked potentials
Tuning function
Human
Frequency modulation
Central nervous system
Electrophysiology
Hand
Tuning
Foot
Somatosensory cortex
Somesthetic pathway
Mechanical stimulus
Somatosensory evoked potential
Brain (vertebrata)
ISSN:1388-2457
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: We studied the difference in the temporal tuning function of the vibratory senses between the hand and foot in man by using steady-state somatosensory evoked potentials (S-SEPs) to vibratory stimulation. Methods: Vibratory stimuli were applied to the palm and sole, and the S-SEPs were then recorded in 8 normal subjects. A total of 200 responses were recorded from 4 electrodes including the ipsi-and contralateral somatosensory areas of the hand and foot. The amplitude of the first harmonic component (1F) was obtained by a Fourier analysis. The effect of modulation frequency (17–30 Hz) on the 1F at a stimulus intensity of 0.05 N was studied. Results: The amplitudes of the S-SEPs were the greatest in the contralateral hand and foot areas. The mean 1F amplitudes of the palm S-SEPs as a function of the modulation frequency showed a narrow tuning curve with a peak near 21 Hz while those of the sole demonstrated a broad tuning curve. Conclusion: Our results suggest the differential temporal coding of the vibratory sense in the hand and foot areas of the somatosensory cortex in man. This is probably caused by the different characteristics in the receptors situated in the hand and foot.
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ISSN:1388-2457
DOI:10.1016/S1388-2457(99)00278-3