• Here we investigate whether auditory and tactile stimuli can influence binocular rivalry generated by interocular temporal conflict in human subjects. (jneurosci.org)
  • Using dichoptic visual stimuli modulating at different temporal frequencies, we added modulating sounds or vibrations congruent with one or the other visual temporal frequency. (jneurosci.org)
  • However, when auditory and tactile stimuli that were too weak on their own to bias binocular rivalry were combined, their influence over vision was very strong, suggesting the auditory and tactile temporal signals combined to influence vision. (jneurosci.org)
  • Similarly, interleaving discrete pulses of auditory and tactile stimuli also promoted dominance of the visual stimulus congruent with the supramodal frequency. (jneurosci.org)
  • When auditory and tactile stimuli were presented at maximum strength, but in antiphase, they had no influence over vision for low temporal frequencies, a null effect again suggesting audio-tactile combination. (jneurosci.org)
  • Participants made speeded discrimination responses to unimodal auditory (low-frequency vs. high-frequency sounds) or vibrotactile stimuli (presented to the index finger, upper location vs. to the thumb, lower location). (ox.ac.uk)
  • I developed new spatiotemporal haptic effects by using a single actuator to generate tactile stimuli with dynamically controlled spatial extent, based on the frequency-dependent damping of propagating waves in the skin. (ucsb.edu)
  • Some VR applications employ vibrotactile feedback via the handheld controllers, but these tactile stimuli are often rudimentary due to the limitations of employing a single vibration motor or actuator. (frontiersin.org)
  • Hence, region-based algorithms require greater tactile resolution to afford high-fidelity tactile stimuli. (frontiersin.org)
  • Israr and Poupyrev (2011b) specifically developed the Tactile Brush algorithm to provide smooth, high-fidelity tactile stimuli with grid-based tactile displays. (frontiersin.org)
  • In this paper, we discuss the development of a new real-time vibrotactile rendering algorithm designed to produce smooth, high-fidelity tactile stimuli. (frontiersin.org)
  • These neurons are responsible for detecting and transmitting information about various stimuli, such as light, sound, touch, taste, and smell, from the sensory organs to the central nervous system. (nawafnet.net)
  • The same sensory neuron that responds to touch stimuli can also respond to temperature changes and pressure, and the response depends on the intensity and duration of the stimuli. (nawafnet.net)
  • Tactile rendering attempts to replicate touch stimuli with the aid of haptic devices so that the perception of a material can be stored and transmitted to a remote user. (irispublishers.com)
  • We found that in the majority of the cases, the tactile interface system uses a mechatronics framework, where one or more electromechanical transducers converted tiny electrical signals into mechanical forces to generate the necessary haptic stimuli. (irispublishers.com)
  • The effect is selective for the spatial frequency of the stimuli, suggesting that haptic signals interact with early visual representations to enhance access to conscious perception. (pisavisionlab.org)
  • These observations indicate the participation of somatosensory neurons not only in the perception but in the short-term memory of tactile stimuli. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • 7] K. Kato, H. Ishizuka, H. Kajimoto, and H. Miyashita, "Double-sided Printed Tactile Display with Electro Stimuli and Electrostatic Forces and Its Assessment," Proc. (fujipress.jp)
  • 3 Ocular neuropathic pain, therefore, is "a diagnosis of exclusion which refers to the heightened perception of pain in response to normally non-painful stimuli. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • The mandibular nerve carries touch-position and pain-temperature sensations from the mouth. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although some could argue that pain sensations are not a must have, coming from prosthesis hardware, the researchers claim that adding pain perception to touch helps amputees learn about their environment while also preventing damage to the sensor-laden prosthetic fingertips. (eenewseurope.com)
  • The authors also report that through repeated psychophysical experiments, they were able to correlate the amputee's perception of painful tactile sensations in his phantom hand to changes in both stimulation frequency and pulse width. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Ultimately, this neuromorphic signal transduction allowed the prosthesis wearer to differentiate between safe (innocuous) and painful (noxious) tactile sensations when grasping rounded or spiky objects between an e-dermis-covered thumb and index finger. (eenewseurope.com)
  • A longstanding goal of engineering has been to realize haptic interfaces that can convey realistic sensations of touch, comparable to signals presented via visual or audio displays. (ucsb.edu)
  • The algorithm uses an energy model to produce smooth tactile sensations by continuously recalculating the location of a phantom actuator that represents a virtual touch point. (frontiersin.org)
  • We also found that a higher frequency resulted in better recognition for fine-grained tactile sensations and that frequency can affect perceived continuity. (frontiersin.org)
  • However, current vibrotactile rendering algorithms are limited in producing high-fidelity tactile sensations. (frontiersin.org)
  • Tangential Versus Normal Displacements of Skin: Relative Effectiveness for Producing Tactile Sensations. (mit.edu)
  • We have questioned whether they have a role in simplifying the neural computation needed to separate touch sensations from different objects. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • This allows us to map sensations from an amputee's missing limb in their residual limb, and pair these areas with appropriate mechanisms to mimic the sense of touch. (ccf.org)
  • In grapheme-colour synaesthesia achromatic letters or numbers elicit secondary synaesthetic colour experiences while in mirror-touch synaesthesia observing touch to another person results in tactile sensations on a synaesthete's own body. (gold.ac.uk)
  • To reproduce the texture sensations of real objects in detail, tactile perceptions of their complex surface shapes must be translated as electrical stimulation. (fujipress.jp)
  • We have experimentally proved that the proposed local peak method can present sensations that are more akin to touching physical objects than pulse waveforms of single intervals in the case of presented objects having complex surface structures. (fujipress.jp)
  • Tactile sensations through immediate physical contact, contiguity , osculation . (alento.nl)
  • Detailed in a paper titled "Prosthesis with neuromorphic multilayered e-dermis perceives touch and pain" published in Science Robotics, the e-skin combines piezoresistive-based taxels (tactile pixels) distributed across two different layers (with differentiated response levels) with a neuromorphic interface so the taxels' outputs can be appropriately mapped as spiking input stimulus relayed via transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) at the periphery of the amputated limb. (eenewseurope.com)
  • If the taxels themselves were fairly simple to implement, each capped under a 1mm-thick rubbery layer and calibrated for a range of 0 to 300kPa, much work was done to properly quantify the stimulation parameters required to deliver appropriate innocuous (non-painful) and noxious (painful) tactile perceptions in the amputee's phantom hand. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Uncomfortable but tolerable pain was perceived at relatively low frequencies between 10 and 20Hz, while higher frequency stimulation gave off a more pleasant tactile sensation, the paper reads. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Fed into a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator, the neuromorphic signal transduction conveyed the changes in the tactile signal as changes in stimulation frequency and pulse width, matching the perceived levels of touch or pain recorded during all the previous sensory feedback experiments. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Auditory and tactile stimulation both interacted with binocular rivalry by promoting dominance of the congruent visual stimulus. (jneurosci.org)
  • In the current thesis stroking touch stimulation, targeting the CT afferents, is used in three papers investigating different aspects of touch processing and touch perception. (gu.se)
  • In paper II and III the perception of stroking touch stimulation was tested in healthy adult subjects. (gu.se)
  • The haptic display is generally carried out by extracting material surface features and converting them into artificial tactile stimulation to be perceived through rendering devices [1-6]. (irispublishers.com)
  • This stimulation for the whole body invites us to get in touch with different kinds of vibrations and to be shaken by them. (stefanieegedy.com)
  • This thesis also explored the neural mechanisms underlying social perception in typical adults using non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation. (gold.ac.uk)
  • 8] V. Yem and H. Kajimoto, "Wearable tactile device using mechanical and electrical stimulation for fingertip interaction with virtual world," Proc. (fujipress.jp)
  • These results show that auditory and tactile temporal processing is functionally linked, suggesting a common neural substrate for the two sensory modalities and that at low temporal frequencies visual activity can be synchronized by a congruent cross-modal signal in a frequency-selective way, suggesting the existence of a supramodal temporal binding mechanism. (jneurosci.org)
  • Poor visual temporal resolution relative to tactile and auditory domains could create difficulties for binding temporal signals from a single multisensory stimulus. (jneurosci.org)
  • Researchers in the U.S. and the Netherlands have observed auditory responses in the human somatosensory cortex, a region of the brain usually dedicated to processing touch. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • Previous research has investigated somatosensory responses (tactile processing) in auditory cortex (sound processing) ( Journal of Neurophysiology , 1 July 2002, Vol. 88:1, pp. 540-543). (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • RSA confirmed the similarity of similar frequency responses, both in auditory and somatosensory cortices, although the signals were slightly noisier in the latter. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • These results indicate that auditory processing is not restricted to the auditory cortex and partially occurs in the region of the brain typically associated with touch. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • As with most brain research, this work opens the door to several exciting questions, such as to what extent do the auditory-specific populations of neurons in somatosensory cortex encode frequency information? (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • A future investigation by the authors will flip this study around, detailing the effect that touch can have on the auditory cortex. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • For example, in the auditory system, some neurons receive input from both the inner hair cells, which detect frequency information, and the outer hair cells, which detect amplitude information. (nawafnet.net)
  • This visual-tactile-auditory-gustatory impression was a familiar one to me in childhood fever dreams. (blogspot.com)
  • Tactile, auditory and chemical senses appear to function as flags for the recognition of conspecifics and to promote the development of an interaction between the sexes. (bioone.org)
  • These neurons are much more versatile than we once believed, with emerging research showing that they can display a remarkable ability to integrate and process multiple sensory inputs, leading to a more nuanced and integrated perception of our environment. (nawafnet.net)
  • Studies have shown that sensory neurons can have the ability to respond to multiple sensory inputs, such as touch and temperature, or light and movement. (nawafnet.net)
  • While the exact number of modalities that a single sensory neuron can have may vary, it is clear that these neurons play a critical role in shaping our perception of the world around us. (nawafnet.net)
  • This integration allows the neurons to encode complex sound features and has been proposed to explain the perception of pitch. (nawafnet.net)
  • Neurons most directly implicated in tactile memory are (i) those with object-selective delay activity, (ii) those with nondifferential delay activity but without activity related to preparation for movement, and (iii) those with delay activity in the haptic- haptic delayed matching task but no such activity in a control visuo-haptic delayed matching task. (johnshopkins.edu)
  • In order to elucidate the role of these processes in natural touch interactions, I first developed wearable sensing instrumentation, comprised of high channel count accelerometer arrays, for capturing whole-hand mechanical signals during manual interactions. (ucsb.edu)
  • We propose that socially assistive robot companions could better understand and react to a child's needs if they utilized tactile sensing. (degruyter.com)
  • Using the interview study feedback, we refined our initial list into seven qualitative requirements that describe robustness and maintainability , sensing range , feel , gesture identification , spatial , temporal , and adaptation attributes for the touch-perception system of a robot companion for children with autism. (degruyter.com)
  • While much work is already being done to bring robots into autism therapy and care, the use of tactile sensing is severely lacking in comparison with other sensing modalities. (degruyter.com)
  • We thus investigated guidelines for the touch-sensing capabilities of a robot companion for autistic children. (degruyter.com)
  • We translated the literature into a set of initial requirements for touch sensing, and we then explored these requirements through hour-long interviews with 11 autism specialists from a variety of backgrounds. (degruyter.com)
  • Measurement of Spatial Pressure Distribution on the Human Skin during Tactile Sensing of Cylindrical Objects', S.M. Thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT ( 2.72 MB ). (mit.edu)
  • Better performance was observed in the compatible (vs. incompatible) blocks, thus providing empirical support for the cross-modal association between the relative frequency of a sound and the relative elevation of a tactile stimulus. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Our results indicate that a haptic oriented stimulus can disambiguate visual perception during binocular rivalry of gratings of orthogonal orientation, not only by prolonging dominance but also by curtailing suppression of the visual stimulus of matched orientation. (pisavisionlab.org)
  • We also found that the cross-modal interaction was frequency-sensitive at low temporal frequencies, when information about temporal phase alignment can be perceptually tracked. (jneurosci.org)
  • The tactile sensation is an important indicator of the added value of a product, and it is thus important to be able to evaluate this sensation quantitatively. (mdpi.com)
  • Sensory evaluation is generally used to quantitatively evaluate the tactile sensation of an object. (mdpi.com)
  • However, statistical evaluation of the tactile sensation requires many participants and is, thus, time-consuming and costly. (mdpi.com)
  • The role of morphological features of the fingertip in efficient touch sensation (Supervised by Professor Thrishantha Nanayakkara): Have you ever wondered why we have nails and particular shapes of bones in the fingers? (imperial.ac.uk)
  • The haptic sensation of low-frequency vibration plays a vital role in the music listening experience, but it can be enjoyed only in certain facilities and environments. (researchgate.net)
  • He heads the Laboratory for Bionic Integration where neural-machine-interfaces are used to provide touch and movement sensation to prosthetic limbs so that individuals with amputation feel like the devices are a part of their body. (ccf.org)
  • In addition to investigating how to use perception and cognition to make prosthetics feel, Dr. Marasco and his teams are also working to develop new validated functional tests for advanced prosthetic systems to measure the tangible benefit of improved sensation on the use of prosthetic devices and help communicate the outcomes to clinicians and payers. (ccf.org)
  • 2020 ) Conscious perception and the modulatory role of dopamine: no effect of the dopamine D2 agonist cabergoline on visual masking, the attentional blink, and probabilistic discrimination. (neurotree.org)
  • Assuming that one of the important missing cues in current virtual keyboard typing is the absence of proper tactile feedback, we investigate the effect of various factors in the key click vibration on the final user experience. (hindawi.com)
  • Two tactile cues during typing are essential for typing experience: (1) mechanical click feeling to provide a user confirmation of pressing and (2) the feeling of valley among keys to help a user navigating the fingers to locate a specific key. (hindawi.com)
  • However, many VR systems lack a high degree of tactile fidelity ( McMahan, 2018 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • It is hypothesized that (H1) religious widows will experience a less complicated grief, (H2) a greater hope, and (H3) a higher frequency of unusual perceptual experiences than non-religious widows. (bvsalud.org)
  • This yielded practical haptic technologies that can produce rich touch feedback for human-computer interaction or virtual reality. (ucsb.edu)
  • In this project, you will do a simple FEM simulation with and without a nail and a distal palange bone in the fingertip to see how stress concentrations develop in the soft fingertip tissue for different tactile interaction scenarios. (imperial.ac.uk)
  • I analyzes the specifics of the room, arrange subwoofers, and selects low-frequency sound waves, taking into account sonic characteristics such as resonances and reverberations that are created in interaction with the architecture of the room, and their transparency, which can only be perceived in a tactile manner. (stefanieegedy.com)
  • Today, this ideal remains far from realization, due to the difficulty of characterizing and electronically reproducing the complex and dynamic tactile signals that are produced during even the simplest touch interactions. (ucsb.edu)
  • The overarching goal of the proposed PhD research is to capture whole-hand tactile signals produced during natural interactions, to characterize the information content in these signals, and to use the results to guide the design of new electronic devices for tactile feedback. (ucsb.edu)
  • The first part of the thesis is motivated by recent findings that touch contact elicits tactile signals can travel long distances in the hand. (ucsb.edu)
  • The temporal, spatial and frequency structure of the signals on the hand were found to vary systematically with hand interactions and could be used to identify them. (ucsb.edu)
  • These results are consistent with findings in perception research indicating that vibrotactile signals distributed throughout the hand can transmit information regarding explored and manipulated objects. (ucsb.edu)
  • Motivated by the structure in these signals, and neuroscience considerations, I sought to extract informative representations of these signals based on solutions of an optimization problem formulated as convolutional sparse coding of natural tactile signals. (ucsb.edu)
  • This yielded a dictionary of spatiotemporal primitives that provided compact descriptions of information in high dimensional tactile signals in the whole hand, sufficient to accurately classify touched objects and interactions. (ucsb.edu)
  • In the final part of the PhD, informed by the findings from parts 1 and 2 about spatiotemporal distributions of touch-elicited tactile signals, I developed new methods for distributed haptic feedback adapted to the mechanics and dynamics of the skin. (ucsb.edu)
  • We'll follow these signals into the brain, where they build our perceptions. (hachettebookgroup.com)
  • Additionally grapheme-colour synaesthesia showed typical and (in some cases) superior social perception abilities relative to typical adults which most likely reflects wider perceptual differences related to sensitivity to high spatial frequency information previously found in this group. (gold.ac.uk)
  • Given that fake news is often presented with emotional appeals, we propose a new perspective on the role of emotion in the attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors of the dissemination of information. (edu.hk)
  • I designed a wearable haptic feedback device based on compliant liquid dielectric actuators, which can render tactile feedback with substantial displacements and forces via a large active area interfacing the skin. (ucsb.edu)
  • 2] M. R. Motamedi, D. Florant, and V. Duchaine, "A Wearable Haptic Device Based on Twisting Wire Actuators for Feedback of Tactile Pressure Information," J. Robot. (fujipress.jp)
  • We conducted two studies to compare this Syncopated Energy algorithm to a standard real-time Grid Region algorithm for rendering touch patterns at different vibration amplitudes and frequencies. (frontiersin.org)
  • Such devices require powerful, low-frequency vibration output and transmission over a wide area. (researchgate.net)
  • In addition, it can transmit low-frequency (20 Hz) vibrations, whose amplitude exceeds airborne vibration in a nightclub, to a wide area across the chest and neck, with a total power consumption of approximately 2 W. Our proposed method will contribute to the development of practical and high-performance haptic devices for music listening. (researchgate.net)
  • The somatosensory pathway consists of fibers that carry information for pain, temperature, touch, position and vibration. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • Tactile information from the e-dermis is transducted by the prosthesis controller into spiking responses used to transcutaneously stimulate the amputee limb's peripheral nerves, providing sensory perceptions of touch and pain. (eenewseurope.com)
  • The BOLD signal varied with frequency in the somatosensory cortex, indicating the responses were beyond spurious noise. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • In this paper, we present a novel vibrotactile rendering algorithm for producing real-time tactile interactions suitable for virtual reality applications. (frontiersin.org)
  • Research on haptic interfaces and novel approaches to rendering tactile feedback in virtual and immersive environments has grown recently. (irispublishers.com)
  • We conducted a comprehensive analysis to obtain information on tactile rendering, in general, from scholarly works published between 2009 and 2019. (irispublishers.com)
  • We present a consolidated report on the current techniques on tactile rendering of textile materials. (irispublishers.com)
  • Existing research on tactile rendering focused on three significant areas: surface feature extraction, virtual texture simulation, and assessment by a human observer. (irispublishers.com)
  • Furthermore, the paper discusses the prevailing critical challenges in tactile rendering and the directions for future research. (irispublishers.com)
  • To fully realize this digital transformation, touch rendering is crucial. (irispublishers.com)
  • The artificial tactile simulation and how closely it imitates reality can vary from device to device, depending on the rendering technique. (irispublishers.com)
  • Section-4 shows how various tactile rendering techniques employ virtual encoding of surface data of substrates to use with rendering devices. (irispublishers.com)
  • 3-D Finite-Element Models of Human and Monkey Fingertips to Investigate the Mechanics of Tactile Sense. (mit.edu)
  • and "Do perceptions of sounds correlate with voxel patterns in the somatosensory cortex? (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • In addition to measuring the blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) signal using fMRI, the authors also used a technique known as "representational similarity analysis" (RSA) to characterize the relationship between different frequencies in each cortex by looking at the activation patterns across multiple voxels. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • In the second part of the thesis, I investigated the information content in these tactile waves using signal processing methods. (ucsb.edu)
  • This thesis adds further knowledge to the growing field of affective touch. (gu.se)
  • This thesis examines broader differences in personality and social perception associated with synaesthesia and investigates neural mechanisms underlying social perception in typical adults. (gold.ac.uk)
  • Such an electronic tactile skin could find applications in robotics too as a natural safeguard for sharp objects handling robots. (eenewseurope.com)
  • The information includes the prosthetic's movement in space, the shape of the hand's grip, and the feel of objects that the hand is touching. (ccf.org)
  • Study 1 investigates how tactile feedback intensity of the virtual keyboard in mobile devices affects typing speed and user preference. (hindawi.com)
  • Study 2 investigates different tactile feedback modes (i.e., whether feedback intensity is linearly increased, linearly decreased, or constant from the centroid of the key, and whether tactile feedback is delivered when a key is pressed, released, or both pressed and released). (hindawi.com)
  • In some embodiments, user interfaces associated with content-based tactile outputs are described. (justia.com)
  • The present disclosure relates generally to computer user interfaces, and more specifically to techniques for managing content-based tactile outputs. (justia.com)
  • Accordingly, the present technique provides electronic devices with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for managing content-based tactile outputs. (justia.com)
  • Such methods and interfaces optionally complement or replace other methods for managing content-based tactile outputs. (justia.com)
  • Replicating touch-related physical contact experience through tactile interfaces is challenging in haptic technology, especially for flexible fibrous materials. (irispublishers.com)
  • I would characterize it as the result of progressive layers of distortion overlaid on the mind's codec (coding/decoding software), affecting its perception of base reality-as-it-is to the point where identity becomes a false construct and authentic connection is lost. (blogspot.com)
  • In a broad sense, haptic technology can be categorized as kinesthetic (force and motion) or tactile (touchrelated) [7,8]. (irispublishers.com)
  • Finally, by utilizing the literature and current best practices in tactile sensor development and signal processing, we transformed these qualitative requirements into quantitative specifications. (degruyter.com)
  • This study explored dental students' performance (quantitative data) and perceptions (qualitative data) on canal preparation with Ni-Ti rotary vs. hand instruments and discussed interactions between technical findings and students' insights. (bvsalud.org)
  • Qualitative data (students' perceptions) were collected and perceptions were identified from interview contents using thematic analysis. (bvsalud.org)
  • High Frequency Ultrasonic Characterization of Human Skin In Vivo. (mit.edu)
  • Robust Deconvolution of High-Frequency Ultrasound Images Using Higher Order Spectral Analysis and Wavelets. (mit.edu)
  • Before the physician in me leads you through research in high-frequency audition, the musician within wants to share his personal experiences with sound. (weeksmd.com)
  • However, in a preliminary study, we found that users struggled to accurately recognize tactile patterns rendered by this Energy algorithm, in comparison to the original Tactile Brush. (frontiersin.org)
  • You most likely, can "sense" what you are reading or hearing is true - and you probably resonate or recognize the frequency with which I speak - and know this already in the energetic centers that are located in your heart. (blogspot.com)
  • We are developing spiritual antibodies every time we recognize and "flag" a viral distortion within our perception without identifying with it or attaching to it with guilt or loathing. (blogspot.com)
  • We evaluated the two real-time algorithms at three rendered amplitudes for ten tactile patterns representing five single-finger and five whole-hand touch interactions on the user's upper arm. (frontiersin.org)
  • For two different frequencies, for example 75 and 355 Hz, the patterns should be dissimilar. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • The overall objective of this study is to assess grief in religious widows and hope, and the frequency of unusual perceptual experiences after the death of the spouse. (bvsalud.org)
  • This revealed that enhancing occipital gamma oscillations facilitates facial anger perception offering a new avenue to examine the neural mechanisms underlying social perception advantage in synaesthesia. (gold.ac.uk)
  • in attempts to increase the tactile fidelity of real-time interactions. (frontiersin.org)
  • No conclusive evidence for a correlation between hair follicle density and affective touch perception was found. (gu.se)
  • In addition, the framing of fake news in terms of gain-versus-loss reveals a close correlation between emotions, perceptions, and collective human reactions. (edu.hk)
  • In the scanner, participants listened to sound bursts of the same frequency, intermingled with "oddball" frequencies. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • The tactile senses and the use of the snout were particularly important in the mating sequence, and mutual contact appeared to give rise to driving the sequence to completion. (bioone.org)
  • However, typing in VR is still difficult due to many technical challenges such as poor hand and finger tracking, lack of tactile feedback, limitation of vertical field of view, and so on. (hindawi.com)
  • Perceptions associated with hand in-strumentation were: better domain and practice/confidence due to the students being used to the hand technique. (bvsalud.org)
  • Our findings allow us to build prosthetic devices with sensory integration, giving amputees a sense of touch through their prosthetic limb. (ccf.org)
  • However, the Tactile Brush algorithm cannot be used to render real-time interactions because it requires a complete input pattern before it can compute its four-step process. (frontiersin.org)
  • Thematic analysis of the comments shared by the specialists revealed three overarching themes: the touch-seeking and touch-avoiding behavior of autistic children, their individual differences and customization needs, and the roles that a touch-perceiving robot could play in such interactions. (degruyter.com)
  • Demand for realistic tactile simulations is increasing in the clothing and textiles field due to growing online shopping and virtual prototyping needs. (irispublishers.com)
  • Dr. Marasco and his team study the sensory nervous system and develop intuitive touch and movement feedback for artificial limbs. (ccf.org)
  • Secondly, an investigation into the wider consequences of mirror-touch synaesthesia revealed that the presence of this form of synaesthesia is linked with lower levels of alexithymia relative to typical adults and lower interoceptive sensitivity relative to grapheme-colour synaesthetes and controls. (gold.ac.uk)
  • 2014 ) The brain's response to pleasant touch: an EEG investigation of tactile caressing. (neurotree.org)
  • At present, there is a need for electronic devices that provide sensory feedback (e.g., tactile and/or audio outputs) based on the type of content being displayed and navigated on the display to enhance the user experience, enhance user efficiency, and convenience in utilizing the device. (justia.com)
  • In accordance with some embodiments, a method performed at an electronic device with a display, an input element, and one or more tactile output generators is described. (justia.com)
  • This study focuses on design of user-adaptive tactile keyboard on mobile device. (hindawi.com)
  • We finally design and implement user-adaptive tactile keyboards on mobile device to explore the design space of our keyboards. (hindawi.com)
  • VGLUT3-expressing unmyelinated low-threshold mechanoreceptors (C-LTMRs) are proposed to mediate pleasant touch and/or pain, but the molecular programs controlling C-LTMR development are unknown. (jneurosci.org)
  • Rich with all this experimental data, the researchers then developed a neuromorphic representation of the tactile signal, with the aim to transform the e-dermis (electronic skin) signal from a pressure signal into a biologically relevant signal, namely, a spiking response similar to what actual mechanoreceptors and nociceptors would provide. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Our approach combines an initial literature review, an in-depth interview study, and current best practices in tactile sensor development and signal processing. (degruyter.com)
  • They measured functional MRI (fMRI) signal changes following a frequency discrimination task, and used multivariate pattern analysis to validate the results. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • The suppressed image of a rotating sphere during rivalry is restored to consciousness when the observer actively controls the rotation and a similar effect on the suppressed signal has been shown for motion perception and reflexive eye movements (see Supplemental References). (pisavisionlab.org)
  • 2015 ) Causal evidence that intrinsic beta-frequency is relevant for enhanced signal propagation in the motor system as shown through rhythmic TMS. (neurotree.org)
  • 6 Once the signal is transmitted in the spine, it then travels up the spinothalamic tract to the thalamus, where the perception of pain originates. (reviewofoptometry.com)
  • First, the researchers used targeted TENS to extensively map and understand the perception of a transhumeral amputee's phantom limb during sensory feedback. (eenewseurope.com)
  • Ni-Ti rotary instrumentation perceptions were: good initial expectations before its use, perceptions of doubts and difficulties concerning workability right after its first use, and increase in confidence after its second use in a second canal. (bvsalud.org)
  • Neuromorphic prosthetics skin gives comprehensive touch/pain fe. (eenewseurope.com)