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Haptic perception

Haptic perception (Greek: haptόs "palpable", haptikόs "suitable for touch") means literally the ability "to grasp something", and is also known as stereognosis. Perception in this case is achieved through the active exploration of surfaces and objects by a moving subject, as opposed to passive contact by a static subject during tactile perception. Haptic…

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related to Further reading · 21
Haptic perception → Applications, Basel/Boston/Berlin, Basics, Birkhaeuser, Cognitive Psychology, Columbia, Ed, England, Grunwald, Haptic, Human, ISBN, Klatzky, Knowledge-driven, Montagu, Oxford, PMID, Press, S2CID, The
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Haptic perception → German-Jewish Psychologist Max Dessoir, Gibson, The, Weber

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haptic perception touch perceptual deadband sensitivity also objects exploratory weber force exploration sense body known procedures human fraction task active

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a stick is usedinstance ofaccording to which when a tool0.80text
perceptual experience is transparently transferred to the end of the tool.Haptic perception relies on the forces experienced during touchinstance ofaccording to which when a tool0.80text
cutsinstance ofpredominantly relating to skin injuries0.80text
burnsinstance ofpredominantly relating to skin injuries0.80text
and nerve lesionsinstance ofpredominantly relating to skin injuries0.80text
holding objects or using toolsinstance ofLoss of the sense of touch is a catastrophic deficit that can impair walking and other skilled actions0.80text
the Exo-Skin Soft Haptic exoskeletal interfaceinstance ofExoskeletal gloves0.80text
developed at Drexel Universityinstance ofExoskeletal gloves0.80text
can be programmed to take a patient through a program of physical therapy exercises to retrain musclesinstance ofExoskeletal gloves0.80text
sensesinstance ofExoskeletal gloves0.80text
Haptic perceptionrelated to Further readingGrunwald0.60section
Haptic perceptionrelated to Further readingEd0.60section

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