Area MT has been classically defined as a visual motion area that is also responsive to temporally varying spatially stable stimuli (flicker). We have recently demonstrated that vibrotactile stimuli, that do not evoke a motion percept, drive area MT+ in the human (Aparicio & Moore, SFN 2005; Moore et al., SFN 2005). Here, we investigated activity in MT+ with stable vibrotactile and tactile apparent motion (TAM) stimuli in lightly anesthetized squirrel monkeys. Vibrotactile stimulation was administered to the 2nd digit middle and proximal segments. In the simultaneous condition, vibration onset at both skin contacts occurred in synchrony and was maintained for 300 msec; in the TAM condition, 200 msec trains were presented asynchronously, with a 100 ms offset. This stimulation produces a motion percept in humans (Kirman, 1974; Aparicio & Moore, 2005 SFN). Stimuli were delivered using a blocked design (8 seconds on/12s off, 2 Hz presentation rate). EPI imaging was performed using single-shot symmetric spin-ec...