Abstract:The technique of vibration-induced illusory movement has been used to study the mechanisms of perception and the brain network responsible for eliciting kinesthesia since it was first reported by Goodwin and colleagues in 1972. Vibration applied to the skin surface over the tendon of limb muscles excites primary afferent spindles, and subjects experience movement sensations as if the vibrated muscle were stretched, despite the limb being immobile. In addition, tendon vibration can induce tonic muscle activitie… Show more
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