Anisotropic distortion in the perceived direction of motion on the arm

Abstract Skin covers the entire body, and its thickness and distribution of mechanoreceptors vary markedly across body parts. It has been shown that the brain is not able to fully compensate for such anisotropy, and as a result, the representational space of touch differs depending on which parts th...

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Main Author: Scinob Kuroki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-27032-x