Holmes, Nicholas P. and Tamè, Luigi (2023) Detection, discrimination & localisation: The psychophysics of touch. In: Holmes, Nicholas P., ed. Somatosensory Research Methods. Neuromethods . Springer Nature. ISBN 978-1-0716-3067-9. (doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-3068-6_1) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:99011)
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Abstract
Detecting and discriminating touches on your fingertip and other highly sensitive body parts has been a paradigm in somatosensory science since the birth of psychophysics in the nineteenth century. By isolating a body part and applying discrete stimuli over many repetitions, the limits of somatosensation and bodily perception can be discovered. This chapter will focus on two methods of studying discriminative touch in the temporal and spatial domains: vibrotactile perception and spatial acuity. Different psychophysical approaches and experimental designs will be described and evaluated in terms of their validity, efficiency, and reliability. Practical and participant-specific difficulties will be noted. Vibrotactile and spatial acuity methods offer relatively cheap and reliable measures of somatosensation, often suitable for undergraduate student projects. Yet care and experimentation is required to ensure that the experimental design is adequate, and the data collection is sufficient to answer your theoretical question.
Item Type: | Book section |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1007/978-1-0716-3068-6_1 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Detection, Discrimination, Vibrotactile, Grating orientation task, Cutaneous, Fingers, Behavior, Two-point discrimination |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF41 Psychology and philosophy |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Luigi Tame |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2022 12:20 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 13:04 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/99011 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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