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Threshold responses to vibratory stimuli are compared for psychophysical and electrophysiological experiments. There is a striking similarity between the two sets of data. The hypothesis that a duplex mechanism for taction is supported and there is compelling evidence that the Pacinian corpuscle is the neural transducer of vibratory stimuli.
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Verrillo, R.T. Vibrotactile sensitivity and the frequency response of the Pacinian corpuscle. Psychon Sci 4, 135–136 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03342215
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