Temporal integration of tactile inputs from multiple sites

Sarah McIntyre, Ingvars Birznieks, Robin Andersson, Gabriel Dicander, Paul P. Breen, Richard M. Vickery

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Abstract

![CDATA[We investigated the perceived frequency elicited by two vibrating probes on the skin. Participants (n = 11) compared two probes vibrating in counter-phase (25 Hz), with comparison stimuli of in-phase vibration (18–54 Hz). They indicated which had the higher perceived frequency. Skin sites on the palm (glabrous) and arm (hairy) were tested with a range of probe separations (1–16 cm) and amplitudes (10–120 μm). Perceived frequency increased with decreasing separation of the probes (F1,10 = 182.8, p < 0.001). The two skin sites did not significantly differ (F1,10 = 3.6, p = 0.087). Perceived frequency was only minimally affected by amplitude changes between 40 and 120 μm (F2,20 = 6.4, p = 0.007, g2 G ¼ 0:06). Both phase and spatial separation strongly influence vibrotactile interaction between two skin locations in a manner largely independent of changes in amplitude, and of skin type.]]
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHaptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications: 10th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2016, London, UK, July 4-7, 2016, Proceedings, Part I
PublisherSpringer
Pages204-213
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319423203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventEuroHaptics Conference -
Duration: 4 Jul 2016 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)0302-9743

Conference

ConferenceEuroHaptics Conference
Period4/07/16 → …

Keywords

  • mechanoreceptors
  • psychophysics
  • skin
  • touch
  • vibration

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