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Joint Receptors and Kinaesthesis

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Somatosensory System

Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology ((SENSORY,volume 2))

Abstract

In his classical study Goldscheider 1889 attributed most of the sensations involved in kinaesthesis to the joints. He stated that minute changes of joint position of less than one angular degree is perceived as a movement and not as a set of successive positions. He further stated that for passive movements the minimal perceptible excursion in the knee joint is 0.5–0.7 degrees if the speed reaches 1–2.5 degrees/sec. The limit for perception of willed movements is slightly lower.

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Skoglund, S. (1973). Joint Receptors and Kinaesthesis. In: Iggo, A. (eds) Somatosensory System. Handbook of Sensory Physiology, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65438-1_5

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