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Vibrotactile thresholds were obtained from the anterior midline surface of the tongue in four groups of 50 normal-speaking young adults. Thresholds were measured using an ascending-pulsed, ascending-continuous, descending-pulsed, and descending-continuous stimulus series. Statistical analyses indicated that thresholds obtained with the descending-continuous stimuli were least sensitive. This effect on vibrotactile thresholds appeared to be related to perstimulatory fatigue much like the same phenomenon reported with obtaining auditory thresholds.
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Fucci, D.J., Arnst, D.J., Telage, K.M. et al. Measurement of lingual vibrotactile sensitivity using pulsed and continuous stimulation. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 2, 85–86 (1973). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03327723
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