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Masked vibrotactile thresholds at the index fingertip were measured as a function of masker intensities, which were applied to the thenar eminence of the same hand. Test and masker frequencies were selected so that the Pacinian and non-Pacinian receptor systems were selectively activated. Remote-site masking was effective only when both masker and test stimulus were within the frequency range of the Pacinian system. Cross-channel masking did not occur.
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This work was supported by Grant NS-09940 from the National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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Verrillo, R.T., Gescheider, G.A., Calman, B.G. et al. Vibrotactile masking: Effects of oneand two-site stimulation. Perception & Psychophysics 33, 379–387 (1983). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03205886
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