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Fig. 4.57.
Mechanoreceptors located on the skin (quoted from [186])
Fig. 4.58.
The response of the mechanoreceptors is classified into four groups ac-
cording to the firing pattern (type of the adaptation of the response) to the pressure
stimulation which is given to the receptor, and the area of the receptive field (quoted
from [184])
stimulated simultaneously. Therefore, in order for this technique to be accep-
table for actual clinical use, it is necessary to clarify how the properties (type,
projected area, subjective amplitude, etc.) of the evoked sensation affect each
other when electrical stimulations are given simultaneously to multiple sen-
