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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783506203321

Titolo

Touch and blindness : psychology and neuroscience / / edited by Morton A. Heller and Soledad Ballesteros

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2006

ISBN

1-135-61930-1

1-135-61931-X

1-282-37543-1

9786612375439

1-4106-1567-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BallesterosSoledad

HellerMorton A

Disciplina

152.1

Soggetti

Touch - Psychological aspects

Blindness - Psychological aspects

Touch

Blindness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Approaches to Touch and Blindness; I PSYCHOLOGY; II NEUROSCIENCE; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Research on touch and blindness has undergone rapid transformation in recent years, with dramatic developments in technology designed to provide assistance to those who are blind, and advancements in robotics that demand haptic interfaces. Touch and Blindness approaches the study of the topic from the perspectives of psychological methodology and the most sophisticated, state-of-the-art techniques in neuroscience. This book, edited by well-known leaders in the field, is derived from the discussions presented by speakers at a conference held in 2002, and presents current research in the