Touching for knowing :: cognitive psychology of haptic manual perception /

The dominance of vision is so strong in sighted people that touch is sometimes considered as a minor perceptual modality. However, touch is a powerful tool which contributes significantly to our knowledge of space and objects. Its intensive use by blind persons allows them to reach the same levels o...

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Weitere Verfasser: Hatwell, Yvette, Streri, Arlette, Gentaz, Edouard
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
French
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2003.
Schriftenreihe:Advances in consciousness research ; v. 53.
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Zusammenfassung:The dominance of vision is so strong in sighted people that touch is sometimes considered as a minor perceptual modality. However, touch is a powerful tool which contributes significantly to our knowledge of space and objects. Its intensive use by blind persons allows them to reach the same levels of knowledge and cognition as their sighted peers. In this book, specialized researchers present the recent state of knowledge about the cognitive functioning of touch. After an analysis of the neurophysiology and neuropsychology of touch, exploratory manual behaviors, intramodal haptic (tactual-kines.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 320 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:1423772296
9781423772293
9027296383
9789027296382
1282255355
9781282255357
9786612255359
6612255358
ISSN:1381-589X ;

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