03850nam 2200601 a 450 991079145070332120230721012355.01-135-41925-61-283-04590-797866130459040-203-89000-0(CKB)2560000000049178(EBL)3060898(SSID)ssj0000470305(PQKBManifestationID)11335280(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470305(PQKBWorkID)10412071(PQKB)11786932(MiAaPQ)EBC3060898(Au-PeEL)EBL3060898(CaPaEBR)ebr10442791(CaONFJC)MIL304590(OCoLC)922958822(EXLCZ)99256000000004917820081022d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInformation-processing channels in the tactile sensory system[electronic resource] a psychophysical and physiological analysis /George A. Gescheider, John H. Wright, Ronald T. VerrilloNew York Psychology Pressc20091 online resource (146 p.)Scientific psychology seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-138-88297-6 1-84169-896-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 113-124) and indexes.Channels in touch -- Identification of specific neural systems responsible for mechanoreception -- Duplex model of mechanoreception -- Spatial and temporal summation in the P system -- The neural bases of the tactile systems -- Anatomy of tactile receptors -- Neurophysiology of tactile receptors and their nerve fibers -- Neural bases of the P and NP systems -- Four neural systems mediate the detection of vibratory stimuli -- Frequency selectivity of a neural system is determined by its receptors -- From neural systems to information-processing channels -- Sensation-magnitude enhancement occurs within but not across channels -- Multichannel model of tactile sensitivity -- The psychophysical tuning curve -- Testing the multichannel model through experiments on adaptation and masking -- Adaptation reveals the existence of tactile channels -- Masking occurs within but not across channels -- Testing the multichannel model through experiments on sensory learning -- Properties of tactile channels -- The frequency selectivity of channels -- Temporal summation and temporal acuity -- Spatial acuity -- Edge detection -- Spatial summation -- Effects of observer characteristics -- Effects of aging on the sensitivity of tactile channels -- Effects of the menstrual cycle -- The functional roles of channels -- Channels enhance the detectability of stimuli -- Channels enhance the discriminability of stimuli -- The functional roles of the individual tactile channels -- The decibel scale -- The functional role of the PC channel -- The functional role of the RA channel -- The functional role of the SA I channel -- The functional role of the SA II channel -- Specialization of channels -- Channel interactions -- Summation of sensation magnitude across channels -- The perception of texture -- Role of attention in the enhancement and summation of sensation magnitude -- Interactions between tactile channels and other somatosensory submodalities.Scientific psychology series.TouchTouch.612.8/8Gescheider George A496314Wright John H.1938-1533970Verrillo Ronald T1533971MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791450703321Information-processing channels in the tactile sensory system3781123UNINA