The role of somatotopy and body posture in the integration of texture across the fingers

Psychological Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 476-483

  Roberts, Roberta D ^a   Humphreys, Glyn W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Perception; Roughness; Tactile; Texture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY POSTURE; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOUCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; POSTURE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; STEREOGNOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOUCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951221512     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797610363405     Document Type: Article

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