Such experiments showed that SA1 afferents responded very strongly to this artificial stimulus, and RA and
PC afferents did not, thus the association of SA1s with texture.
While the device was not a commercial success, people were able to use it to detect letter shapes and read, although experiments showed that it activated RA and
PC afferents, not the supposedly shape - detecting SA1s.
Not exact matches
Three different types of
afferents convey information about touch to the brain: slowly adapting type 1 (SA1), rapidly adapting (RA) and Pacinian (
PC).