A precision-of-information explanation of sensory dominance

International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 240-256

  Van Doorn, George H ^a   Symmons, Mark A ^a   Richardson, Barry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; Dominance; Haptics; Kinesthesis; Sensory integration; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 80455131136     PISSN: 17550386     EISSN: 17550394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAIP.2011.043429     Document Type: Article

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