This study investigated the relative importance of central and peripheral signals for movement-related gating by comparing the time course and magnitude of movement-related decreases in tactile detection during a reference motor task, active isotonic digit 2 (D2) abduction, with that seen during three test tasks: a comparison with active isometric D2 abduction (movement vs. no movement) evaluat...

Self-Powered Sensors In article 2202673 by Manish K. Tiwari and co-workers, a sprayable, nanocomposite is introduced as an ultrathin triboelectric tactile sensor. The also antibacterial, superhydrophobic, nontoxic. sensors are integrated on surgical gloves work with second glove top, facilitating energy harvesting, force sensing, detection of materials stiffness changes etc. This enabled detect...

This paper proposes a fabric structure defect detection method based on the vision-based tactile sensor. The result will be robust by using sensor regardless of dyeing patterns which can influence if some other sensors are used, e.g., vision perception. It also reduces ambient light detection. Therefore, proposed more and universal than conventional visual methods. A robotic arm equipped with w...

How do I know the person I see in the mirror is really me? Is it because I know the person simply looks like me, or is it because the mirror reflection moves when I move, and I see it being touched when I feel touch myself? Studies of face-recognition suggest that visual recognition of stored visual features inform self-face recognition. In contrast, body-recognition studies conclude that multi...

Touch, such as a caress, can be interpreted as very pleasant. The emotional valence assigned to touch is likely related to certain bottom-up factors, such as optimal activation of C-tactile (CT) afferents. It is however unclear if besides somatosensory input, contextual factors related to the own body also play a role in the perceived pleasantness of touch. To test this, we manipulated visual a...