Dyslexic children, besides difficulties in mastering literacy, also show poor postural control that might be related to how sensory cues coming from different sensory channels are integrated into proper motor activity. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the relationship between sensory information and body sway, with visual and somatosensory information manipulated independent and ...

The perceived distance between two touches is anisotropic on many parts of the body. Generally, tactile distances oriented across body width are as larger than along length, though magnitude such biases differs substantially In this study, we investigated perception back. Participants made verbal estimates pairs either or length (a) left hand, (b) upper back, and (c) lower There were clear anis...

Many tabletop systems have been developed to facilitate face-to-face collaboration and work at small meetings. These systems often require users to attach sensors to their bodies to identify their positions, but attaching a sensor to one’s body can be bothersome and annoying, and user position and posture may be restricted depending on where the sensor is attached. We have proposed a technique ...

background: to identify the fasciolid species by morphometric and molecular methods in zanjan, north­west of iran. methods : adult fasciola worms (n=584) were obtained from cattle and sheep in zanjan slaughterhouse in 2007. living flukes were washed, then worms' images were taken by 3ccd camera and finally apical zone of each worm was obtained. morphometric values such as body length, body widt...

Auditory input plays an important role in the development of body-related processes. The absence of auditory input in deafness is understood to have a significant, and even irreversible, impact on these processes. The ability to map touch on the body is an important element of body-related processing. In this research, the crossed-arm temporal order judgment (TOJ) task was used to evaluate the ...

A skin condition called darier disease having wart-like blemishes on the body. It causes that are usually yellowish in color, hard to touch, mildly greasy nature, and can possess a strong odour. Commonly seen scalp, forehead, chest, upper arms, elbow, back, knees, behind ear. Mucous membranes also be affected, with tongue, palate, inside of cheek, gums, throat. Other features Darier may abnorma...

The Anne Boleyn Illusion exploits the somatotopic representation of touch to create the illusion of an extra digit and demonstrates the instantaneous remapping of relative touch location into body-based coordinates through visuo-tactile integration. Performed successfully on thousands, it is also a simple demonstration of the flexibility of body representations for use at public events, in scho...

Touching one's own body provides haptic feedback about the spatial configuration and movement of body parts. However, the influence of self-touch on movement performance has not been investigated so far. The authors evaluated the contribution of self-touch by asking participants to perform cyclic movement sequences with their feet while touching them with their hands, or vice versa. Hands and f...

This demo presents iSkin, a stretchable and visually customizable sensor that capture touch input on the human body for mobile computing. iSkin is a thin skin-worn sensor overlay, made of biocompatible materials. The sensor can be produced in different shapes and sizes and is visually customizable to account for the user’s aesthetic preferences. It can be worn on various locations on the human ...