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Tactile sensory system: encoding from the periphery to the cortex by Jones, Lynette A., Smith, Allan M.

“…Specialized mechanoreceptors in the skin respond to mechanical deformation and provide the primary input to the tactile sensory system. Although the morphology…”
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Importance of Cutaneous Feedback in Maintaining a Secure Grip During Manipulation of Hand-Held Objects by Augurelle, Anne-Sophie, Smith, Allan M, Lejeune, Thierry, Thonnard, Jean-Louis

“…  1 Unité de Réadaptation et de Médecine Physique, Université Catholique de Louvain, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium; and   2 Centre de Recherche en Sciences…”
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Perception of Simulated Local Shapes Using Active and Passive Touch by Smith, Allan M, Chapman, C. Elaine, Donati, Francois, Fortier-Poisson, Pascal, Hayward, Vincent

“…1 Groupe de Recherche sur le Système Nerveux Central, Département de Physiologie, Université de Montréal; 2 Département d'Anesthesiologie, Hôpital…”
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The Effects of Digital Anesthesia on Force Control Using a Precision Grip by Monzee, Joel, Lamarre, Yves, Smith, Allan M

“…Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Département de Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3T8, Canada Monzée, Joël, Yves Lamarre,…”
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Altered Gravity Highlights Central Pattern Generator Mechanisms by White, Olivier, Bleyenheuft, Yannick, Ronsse, Renaud, Smith, Allan M, Thonnard, Jean-Louis, Lefevre, Philippe

“…1 Unité de Réadaptation et de médecine physique and 2 Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels; 3 Centre for Systems…”
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Distribution and terminal arborizations of cutaneous mechanoreceptors in the glabrous finger pads of the monkey by Paré, Michel, Smith, Allan M., Rice, Frank L.

“…Recent electrophysiological studies demonstrated that neurons in the somatosensory cortex of monkeys respond to tangential forces applied to glabrous skin. To…”
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Role of friction and tangential force variation in the subjective scaling of tactile roughness by SMITH, Allan M, CHAPMAN, C. Elaine, DESLANDES, Mélanie, LANGLAIS, Jean-Sébastien, THIBODEAU, Marie-Pierre

“…The present study examined the contribution of normal (Fz) and tangential (Fx) forces, and their ratio, kinetic friction (Fx/Fz), to the subjective magnitude…”
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Responses of Cerebellar Interpositus Neurons to Predictable Perturbations Applied to an Object Held in a Precision Grip by Monzee, Joel, Smith, Allan M

“…Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Département de Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3T8, Canada Submitted 13 December 2002;…”
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Tactile sensitivity in the rat: a correlation between receptor structure and function by Guzun, Lucia, Fortier-Poisson, Pascal, Langlais, Jean-Sébastien, Smith, Allan M.

“…Single cutaneous fibers were recorded in the median nerve of the deeply anesthetized rat and the receptor morphology in the forelimb glabrous skin was analyzed…”
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Neuronal activity in somatosensory cortex related to tactile exploration by Fortier-Poisson, Pascal, Smith, Allan M

“…The very light contact forces (∼0.60 N) applied by the fingertips during tactile exploration reveal a clearly optimized sensorimotor strategy. To investigate…”
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Correlation of fingertip shear force direction with somatosensory cortical activity in monkey by Fortier-Poisson, Pascal, Langlais, Jean-Sébastien, Smith, Allan M

“…To examine the activity of somatosensory cortex (S1) neurons to self-generated shear forces on the index and thumb, two monkeys were trained to grasp a…”
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Comparison of the Neuronal Activity in the SMA and the Ventral Cingulate Cortex During Prehension in the Monkey by Cadoret, Genevieve, Smith, Allan M

“…Geneviève Cadoret and Allan M. Smith Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Département de Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C…”
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Roughness of simulated surfaces examined with a haptic tool: effects of spatial period, friction, and resistance amplitude by Smith, Allan M., Basile, Georges, Theriault-Groom, Jonathan, Fortier-Poisson, Pascal, Campion, Gianni, Hayward, Vincent

“…A specifically designed force-feedback device accurately simulated textures consisting of lateral forces opposing motion, simulating friction. The textures…”
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Activity in Rostral Motor Cortex in Response to Predictable Force-Pulse Perturbations in a Precision Grip Task by Boudreau, Marie-Josee, Smith, Allan M

“…Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Département de Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3T8, Canada Boudreau, Marie-Josée and…”
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The cutaneous contribution to adaptive precision grip by Witney, Alice G., Wing, Alan, Thonnard, Jean-Louis, Smith, Allan M.

“…Only after injury, or perhaps prolonged exposure to cold that is sufficient to numb the fingers, do we suddenly appreciate the complex neural mechanisms that…”
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Neuronal Activity in Somatosensory Cortex of Monkeys Using a Precision Grip. I. Receptive Fields and Discharge Patterns by Salimi, Iran, Brochier, Thomas, Smith, Allan M

“…Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Département de Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada Neuronal activity in…”
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Neuronal Activity in Somatosensory Cortex of Monkeys Using a Precision Grip. III. Responses to Altered Friction Perturbations by Salimi, Iran, Brochier, Thomas, Smith, Allan M

“…Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Département de Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada Neuronal activity in…”
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Neuronal Activity in Somatosensory Cortex of Monkeys Using a Precision Grip. II. Responses to Object Texture and Weights by Salimi, Iran, Brochier, Thomas, Smith, Allan M

“…Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Département de Physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada Neuronal activity in…”
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Duchenne, Charcot and Babinski, three neurologists of La Salpetrière Hospital, and their contribution to concepts of the central organization of motor synergy by Clarac, François, Massion, Jean, Smith, Allan M.

“…Many currently accepted notions of motor control originate from a few seminal concepts developed in the latter half of the 19th century (see Bennett and…”
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The Meissner Corpuscle Revised: A Multiafferented Mechanoreceptor with Nociceptor Immunochemical Properties by Pare, Michel, Elde, Robert, Mazurkiewicz, Joseph E, Smith, Allan M, Rice, Frank L

“…Meissner corpuscles (MCs) in the glabrous skin of monkey digits have at least three types of innervation as revealed by immunofluorescence. The previously well…”
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