Pain is a subjective experience that protects the body. This function implies a special
relation between the brain mechanisms underlying pain perception and representation of …

Undoubtedly, adjusting our thermoregulatory behavior represents the most effective
mechanism to maintain thermal homeostasis and ensure survival in the diverse thermal …

Some materials feel colder to the touch than others, and we can use this difference in
perceived coldness for material recognition. This review focuses on the mechanisms …

After reviewing the literature on current knowledge about consciousness in humans, we
present a state-of-the art discussion on consciousness and related key concepts in animals …

We present a novel approach to render thermal and tactile feedback to the palm and
fingertips through thermal and tactile integration. Our approach minimizes the obstruction of …

When three stimulators are simultaneously touched with the middle three fingers of one
hand but only the outer two stimulators are cooled or heated, the central (neutral) stimulator …

Thermal illusions, a subset of haptic illusions, have historically faced technical challenges
and limited exploration. They have been underutilized in prior studies related to thermal …

We propose ThermicVib, a wearable multimodal haptic glove that enhances the active
perception of thermo-tactile interactions with virtual objects by integrating thermal referrals …

The relation between pain perception and spatial representation of the body is poorly
understood. In the thermal grill illusion (TGI), alternating non-noxious warm and cold …

Although visual information seems to affect thermal perception (eg red color is associated
with heat), previous studies have failed to demonstrate the interaction between visual and …