kinohapt

Definitions

An esthesiometer for applying several stimuli to the skin with controlled timing and pressure.

Examples

“For stimulation we had recourse to a modified Benussi kinohapt, controlled by the Leipzig time-sense apparatus set⟳ to give⟳ an interval of 4/3 sec.”

“The most accurate instrument for delivering a 'touch⟳' stimulus is probably the kinohapt (Bartley, 1958), which is a tiny stylus released by a solenoid to rest⟳ on the skin for a definite time with a definite and measurable pressure.”

“In more recent years several different investigators constructed electromechanical devices called kinohapts, whereby tiny styli could be raised and lowered on the skin with more or less uniform impact and with precise timing.”

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