Brain networks underlying tactile softness perception : a functional magnetic resonance imaging study

• Main Authors: Kitada, Ryo, Doizaki, Ryuichi, Kwon, Jinhwan, Tanigawa, Tsubasa, Nakagawa, Eri, Kochiyama, Takanori, Kajimoto, Hiroyuki, Sakamoto, Maki, Sadato, Norihiro
• Other Authors: School of Social Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Social sciences::Psychology; Parietal Operculum; Texture Perception
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83515; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49751
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Humans are adept at perceiving physical properties of an object through touch. Tangible object properties can be categorized into two types: macro-spatial properties, including shape and orientation; and material properties, such as roughness, softness, and temperature. Previous neuroimaging studies...