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  2. Two-point discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Two-point discrimination (2PD) is the ability to discern that two nearby objects touching the skin are truly two distinct points, not one. It is often tested with two sharp points during a neurological examination [ 1 ] : 632 [ 2 ] : 71 and is assumed to reflect how finely innervated an area of skin is.

  3. Tactile discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Two-point discrimination (2PD) is a neurological examination in which two sharp points are applied to the surface of a part of the body in order to see if the patient recognizes them as two discrete sensations. [2] The two-point threshold is the smallest distance between the two points that the patient can recognize. [17] By conducting this ...

  4. Psychometric function - Wikipedia

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    A psychometric function is an inferential psychometric model applied in detection and discrimination tasks. It models the relationship between a given feature of a physical stimulus , e.g. velocity, duration, brightness, weight etc., and forced-choice responses of a human or animal test subject.

  5. Somatosensory system - Wikipedia

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    It has two subdivisions, one for the detection of mechanosensory information related to touch, and the other for the nociception detection of pain and temperature. [1] The main functions of the somatosensory system are the perception of external stimuli, the perception of internal stimuli, and the regulation of body position and balance ...

  6. Sensory threshold - Wikipedia

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    In measuring sensory threshold, noise must be accounted for. Signal noise is defined as the presence of extra, unwanted energy in the observational system which obscures the information of interest. As the measurements come closer to the absolute threshold, the variability of the noise increases, causing the threshold to be obscured. [5]

  7. Matt Eberflus: Bears filing complaint with NFL that Packers ...

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    Eberflus acknowledged that the Bears did a poor job of blocking, but believes that the Packers made illegal contact with long snapper Scott Daly on the play and wants the NFL to take a second look.

  8. Cops hunt 23-year-old Matthew Zoll, accused of stabbing dad ...

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    Officers were called to the family’s Rocky Point home around 1:25 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about a stabbing, Suffolk County police told The Post. Matthew Zoll is described as a white man ...

  9. MLS playoff bracket: Teams, results, schedule, how to watch ...

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    The conference's top two seeds, LAFC and the LA Galaxy, held serve to advance to the conference semifinals, as did the fourth-seeded Seattle Sounders. A sturdy Minnesota United is the only ...