Using curvature information in haptic shape perception of 3D objects

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 361-367

  Van Der Horst, Bernard J ^a   Kappers, Astrid M L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Circle; Dynamic touch; Ellipse; Rectangle; Square; Static touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE MEMORY; TOUCH;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINGERS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; STEREOGNOSIS; TOUCH;

EID: 49749101639     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1478-6     Document Type: Article

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