This study reexamined the perceptual equivalence of active and passive touch using a
computer-controlled force-feedback device. Nine subjects explored a 6× 10-cm workspace …

Abstract Using two-dimensional (2D) angles composed of two straight, 8-cm-long arms that
formed an angle, we investigated the importance of cutaneous feedback from the exploring …

Most objects that we grasp, lift and further manipulate are curved, with curvatures of the
same order of magnitude as those of the fingertips. Tactile information pertaining to such …

The aim of this study was to define the relative contribution of self-generated cutaneous and
proprioceptive feedback to haptic shape discrimination by systematically constraining the …

This article systematically explores cue integration within active touch. Our research builds
upon a recently made distinction between position and force cues for haptic shape …

Stimuli with spherically curved surfaces were presented passively to the fingerpads of
human subjects. There were 28 stimuli, consisting of all combinations of 4 different …

The human ability to recognize objects on the basis of their shape, as defined by active
exploratory movements, is dependent on sensory feedback from mechanoreceptors located …

The aim of this study was to understand the integration of cutaneous and kinesthetic sensory
modalities in haptic perception of shape orientation. A specific robotic apparatus was …

The ability to discriminate an object's shape and mechanical properties from touch is one of
the most fundamental somatosensory functions. When exploring physical properties of an …

We investigated the importance of visual versus somatosensory information for the
adaptation of the fingertip forces to object shape when humans used the tips of the right …