Occlusal force predicts global motion coherence threshold in adolescent boys

• Main Authors: Kensuke Kiriishi (Author), Hirokazu Doi (Author), Nobuaki Magata (Author), Tetsuro Torisu (Author), Mihoko Tanaka (Author), Makoto Ohkubo (Author), Mitsuhiro Haneda (Author), Masaki Okatomi (Author), Kazuyuki Shinohara (Author), Takao Ayuse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Beneficial effects of mastication on cognitive abilities in the elderly have been shown in human studies. However, little is currently known about the effect of masticatory stimulation on cognitive and perceptual ability in younger populations. The purpose of the present study is...