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fMRI of vibrotactile processing

By Peter Soros

Sörös P, Marmurek J, Tam F, Baker N, Staines WR, Graham SJ. Functional MRI of working memory and selective attention in vibrotactile frequency discrimination. BMC Neuroscience 2007, 8:48. PubMed Abstract Reprint

Background. To characterise the neural correlates of intact vibrotactile working memory and attention, we conducted functional MRI in 12 healthy young adults. Participants [...]

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Meta-analysis of swallowing

Sörös P, Inamoto Y, Martin RE. Functional brain imaging of swallowing: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis. Hum Brain Mapp. 2008 Dec 23.

Somatosensory processing

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Sörös P, Lalone E, Smith R, Stevens T, Theurer J, Menon R, Martin R. Functional MRI of oropharyngeal air-pulse stimulation. Neuroscience 2008, 153: 1300-1308.
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This fMRI study identified the neural circuitry associated with somatosensory processing of short air pulses delivered to the oral cavity.