Beyond sight: environmental interaction with the hands or feet?

• Tác giả: Niyati Amin, Isaac Maibauer, Samia M Vanderkolff
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 133.594 Types or schools of astrology originating in or associated with a
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : Journal of neurophysiology , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 52634

Tóm tắt

How humans perceive the texture of a surface can inform and guide how their interaction takes place. From grasping a glass to walking on icy steps, the information we gather from the surfaces we interact with is instrumental to the success of our movements. However, the hands and feet differ in their ability to explore and identify textures. Higher concentrations of mechanoreceptors in the fingertips provide tactile information to help modulate force and grip whereas the receptors of the feet help to inform surface texture and aid in balance. Cleland et al. (