Tactile Acuity Grid, Research, Humans
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Description
Tactile Acuity Gratings (TAG) Instruments
Tactile sensory loss is caused by a variety of nervous system disorders. Neurologic damage to tactile spatial acuity systems is best measured with a gratings orientation tasks (GOT). GOT are shown to be the most sensitive test for tactile spatial resolution deficits. See the manual and bibliography below for supporting evidence.
The Med-Core TAG™ Instruments are used to implement a grating orientation task for clinical or research applications. The TAG JVP Domes™ are recommended for research, while the TAG Tactile Acuiy.
Cube™ is recommended for routine clinical use.
TAG JVP Domes Kit -- Research
The Tactile Acuity Grids (TAG) probe kit is a set of 9 mushroom-shaped probes with progressively greater grid spacing on the dome, up to 3.5 mm. These are appropriate for spatially sensitive body parts such as lips, cheeks, tongue and fingertips, even concave surfaces, and for research on factors affecting tactile spatial resolution.