Aftereffects in Touch

A.M.L. Kappers; W.M. Bergmann Tiest

doi:10.2991/978-94-6239-133-8_26

Aftereffects in Touch

A.M.L. Kappers, W.M. Bergmann Tiest

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Abstract

An aftereffect is the change in the perception of a (test) stimulus after prolonged stimulation with an (adaptation) stimulus. Usually, this change is in the negative direction, that is, in a direction opposite to that of the adaptation stimulus. Aftereffects are often fast and strong. A well-known example in vision is the waterfall illusion: when looking at trees after staring at a waterfall for a minute or more, the subsequently viewed trees seem to move upwards (Addams, 1834; Swanston and Wade, 1994). Also touch is susceptible to strong aftereffects: temperature, roughness, shape, curvature, motion and size of an object all give rise to aftereffects in touch.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Scholarpedia of Touch
Editors	T.J. Prescott, E. Ahissar, E. Izhikevich
Place of Publication	Paris
Publisher	Atlantis Press
Pages	317-326
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9789462391321
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-133-8_26
Publication status	Published - 2016

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