The mindless act of swatting a mosquito on the hand poses a remarkable challenge for the brain. Given that the primary somatosensory cortex maps skin location independently of arm posture [1, 2], the brain must realign tactile coordinates in order to locate the origin of the stimuli in extrapersonal space. Previous studies have highlighted the behavioral relevance of such an external mapping of...

In three experiments, we investigated the influence of object-specific sounds on haptic scene recognition without vision. Blindfolded participants had to recognize, through touch, spatial scenes comprising six objects that were placed on a round platform. Critically, in half of the trials, object-specific sounds were played when objects were touched (bimodal condition), while sounds were turned...

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of superficial tactile- kinesthetic stimulation method on weight gain of low birth weight infants This is a quasi experimental, type of clinical trial study which was conducted on 54 low birth weight infants in Alzahra, Shahid Beheshti and Shariati hospitals was conducted by convenient sampling method. They were assigned to two groups of ...

Visual maps must be transcribed into (interactive) raised-line maps to be accessible for visually impaired people. However, these tactile maps suffer from several shortcomings: they are long and expensive to produce, they cannot display a large amount of information, and they are not dynamically modifiable. A number of methods have been developed to automate the production of raised-line maps, ...

44 NAP5 Report and findings of the 5th National Audit Project headline 7.1 AAGA encompasses a wide range of experiences (from the trivial to something akin to feelings of torture) and a wide range of psychological consequences (from none to life-changing). In NAP5 recall was, in about half the cases, expressed in a neutral way, focused on a few isolated aspects of the experience. In about half ...

In this paper, we report on the MIAMM project, one of the key goals of which is to explore the use of the haptic and tactile modalities as a means of interacting with multi-dimensional databases through a hand-held device. The device uses a range of haptic and tactile techniques in order to accommodate the range of data and types of request likely to feature in the use of the MIAMM device. We d...

2. Definitions Due to differences on terminology usage in the literature the terms modality, medium and representation need to be defined. In a communication act, such as learning in a classroom, modality refers to the sensory or perceptual experience (e.g. visual, tactile, etc.) and is closely related to the individual. Medium is a means of conveying a representation (to a human), e.g. a diagr...

Various hallucinations are unpleasant not only for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), but also for their caregivers. Visual hallucinations are a well-recognized problem. Auditory and other types of hallucinations are generally accompanied by visual hallucinations. Tactile hallucinations (THs) rarely occur in patients with PD.

Within our research, the human body plays a central role. The human body is one of the most visually fascinating shapes, but our research goes further. We focus on the dynamic aspects of the body regarding interaction. Within this paper, we focus on the creation of manikins for the training of chest compressions, which is an essential procedure during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). We exp...