Intermanual transfer of the curvature aftereffect in static and dynamic touch

Bernard J. Van der Horst, A. M L Kappers

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Abstract

The existence and intermanual transfer of curvature aftereffects was studied for static and dynamic touch, whereby only the index fingers were used. A curvature aftereffect is the phenomenon that a flat surface is judged concave if the preceding touched stimulus was convex and vice versa. Substantial aftereffects were demonstrated when the subsequently presented adaptation and test stimulus were touched by the same index finger. When one index finger was used to touch the adaptation stimulus and the opposite index finger was employed to touch the test stimulus, only a partial transfer of the aftereffect was found for static touch, but a complete transfer was obtained in the dynamic case. These findings suggest that the representation of curvature information depends on the exploration mode.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHaptics: Perception, Devices and Scenarios - 6th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2008, Proceedings
Pages238-244
Number of pages7
Volume5024 LNCS
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event6th International Conference on Haptics: Perception, Devices and Scenarios, EuroHaptics 2008 - Madrid, Spain
Duration: 10 Jun 200813 Jun 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5024 LNCS
ISSN (Print)03029743
ISSN (Electronic)16113349

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Haptics: Perception, Devices and Scenarios, EuroHaptics 2008
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMadrid
Period10/06/0813/06/08

Keywords

  • Aftereffect
  • Curvature
  • Haptic
  • Intermanual Transfer
  • Touch

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