Tactile spatial sensitivity and anisotropy

Gregory O. Gibson; James C. Craig

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Tactile spatial sensitivity and anisotropy

Gregory O. Gibson James C. Craig

Perception & Psychophysics Vol. 67 No. 6 pp. 1061-1079 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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