Multisensory perception constrains the formation of object categories: a review of evidence from sensory-driven and predictive processes on categorical decisions

FN Newell, E McKenna, MA Seveso… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although object categorization is a fundamental cognitive ability, it is also a complex process
going beyond the perception and organization of sensory stimulation. Here we review …

[책][B] Psychology of touch and blindness

MA Heller, E Gentaz - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
This book reviews the considerable body of research that has been done to evaluate the
touch skills of blind people. With an emphasis on cognitive and neuroscientific approaches …

Parkinson's disease accelerates age-related decline in haptic perception by altering somatosensory integration

J Konczak, A Sciutti, L Avanzino, V Squeri, M Gori… - Brain, 2012 - academic.oup.com
This study investigated how Parkinson's disease alters haptic perception and the underlying
mechanisms of somatosensory and sensorimotor integration. Changes in haptic sensitivity …

Blindness enhances tactile acuity and haptic 3-D shape discrimination

JF Norman, AN Bartholomew - Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 2011 - Springer
This study compared the sensory and perceptual abilities of the blind and sighted. The 32
participants were required to perform two tasks: tactile grating orientation discrimination (to …

Touch perception throughout working life: Effects of age and expertise

EM Reuter, C Voelcker-Rehage, S Vieluf… - Experimental Brain …, 2012 - Springer
Fine motor skills including precise tactile and haptic perception are essential to the
manipulation of objects. With increasing age, one's perception decreases; however, little is …

Women's preferences for penis size: a new research method using selection among 3D models

N Prause, J Park, S Leung, G Miller - Plos one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Women's preferences for penis size may affect men's comfort with their own bodies and may
have implications for sexual health. Studies of women's penis size preferences typically …

Cognitive and tactile factors affecting human haptic performance in later life

T Kalisch, JC Kattenstroth, R Kowalewski… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Vision and haptics are the key modalities by which humans perceive objects
and interact with their environment in a target-oriented manner. Both modalities share higher …

Modelling the effects of age-related morphological and mechanical skin changes on the stimulation of tactile mechanoreceptors

RD Jobanputra, CJ Boyle, D Dini, MA Masen - Journal of the Mechanical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Our sense of fine touch deteriorates as we age, a phenomenon typically associated with
neurological changes to the skin. However, geometric and material changes to the skin may …

The differential effect of age on upper limb sensory processing, proprioception, and motor function

L Saenen, G Verheyden… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Sensory processing consists in the integration and interpretation of somatosensory
information. It builds upon proprioception but is a distinct function requiring complex …

Cognitive map formation in the blind is enhanced by three-dimensional tactile information

M Bleau, C van Acker, N Martiniello, JP Nemargut… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
For blind individuals, tactile maps are useful tools to form cognitive maps through touch.
However, they still experience challenges in cognitive map formation and independent …