Simultaneous auditory and tactile information processing

Information Processing in Mammalian Auditory and Tactile Systems

Auditory and auditory-tactile processing in congenitally blind humans.

Studying blind humans is an excellent opportunity to investigate how experience might shape auditory processing. In everyday life, blind humans rely more on auditory information than sighted humans to recognize people, localize events, or process language. A growing number of studies have provided evidence that the increased use of the auditory system results in compensatory behavior in the bli...

The simultaneous perception of auditory–tactile stimuli in voluntary movement

The simultaneous perception of multimodal information in the environment during voluntary movement is very important for effective reactions to the environment. Previous studies have found that voluntary movement affects the simultaneous perception of auditory and tactile stimuli. However, the results of these experiments are not completely consistent, and the differences may be attributable to...

Tactile processing in human somatosensory and auditory cortices

Tactile sensation plays an important role in everyday life. While the somatosensory system has been studied extensively, the majority of information has come from studies using animal models. Recent development of high-resolution anatomical and functional imaging techniques has enabled the non-invasive study of human somatosensory cortex and thalamus. This thesis provides new insights into the ...

Algorithms of the Complex Tactile Information Processing

The t a c t i l e i n f o r m a t i o n p l a y s a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e f o r a n i n t e l l i g e n t r o b o t a c t i v i t y . The m a i n a d v a n t a g e o f t h e t a c t i l e i n f o r m a t i o n o v e r t h e o p t i c a l one l i e s i n i t s 3 -d c h a r a c t e r . The t a c t i l e i n f o r m a t i o n can b e used b o t h f o r a f i n e r p o s i t i o n i n g b e f...