Touch and the body: The role of the somatosensory cortex in tactile awareness
This review addresses the role of early sensory areas in the awareness of tactile information in humans. The results of recent studies dealing with this important topic are critically discussed: In particular, we report on evidence from neuropsychology, neurophysiology, neuroimaging, and behavioral...
Main Authors: | Gallace, A, Spence, C |
---|---|
Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2010
|
Similar Items
-
Textures that we like to touch: An experimental study of aesthetic preferences for tactile stimuli.
by: Etzi, R, et al.
Published: (2014) -
Spatiotemporal integration of tactile information in human somatosensory cortex
by: Zumer Johanna M, et al.
Published: (2007-03-01) -
Social touch
by: Gallace, A, et al.
Published: (2016) -
Numerosity judgments for tactile stimuli distributed over the body surface.
by: Gallace, A, et al.
Published: (2006) -
Low-noise encoding of active touch by layer 4 in the somatosensory cortex
by: Samuel Andrew Hires, et al.
Published: (2015-08-01)