Brain networks underlying conscious tactile perception of textures as revealed using the velvet hand illusion

• Main Authors: Rajaei, Nader, Aoki, Naoya, Takahashi, Haruka K., Miyaoka, Tetsu, Kochiyama, Takanori, Ohka, Masahiro, Sadato, Norihiro, Kitada, Ryo
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; FMRI; Functional Connectivity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142555
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Humans are adept at perceiving textures through touch. Previous neuroimaging studies have identified a distributed network of brain regions involved in the tactile perception of texture. However, it remains unclear how nodes in this network contribute to the tactile awareness of texture. To examine...