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The method of microelectrode recording from human peripheral nerves (Hagbarth and Vallbo, 1967) has proved to be useful in the analysis of the peripheral neural basis of the cutaneous sensations. At the present, however, the main advantage of this method - the psychophysical measurement of sensations with simultaneous electrophysiological recording - has not yet been fully exploited. Several reports on physiological characteristics of different types of human receptors located in the glabrous or hairy skin are available, but simultaneous measurement of cutaneous sensations and unit activity in skin nerves are still few (Järvilehto, 1977, for a review).
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Järvilehto, T., Hämäläinen, H. (1979). Touch and Thermal Sensations: Psychophysical Observations and Unit Activity in Human Skin Nerves. In: Kenshalo, D.R. (eds) Sensory Functions of the Skin of Humans. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3039-4_15
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