LEADER 03882nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910457985403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-41925-6 010 $a1-283-04590-7 010 $a9786613045904 010 $a0-203-89000-0 035 $a(CKB)2560000000049178 035 $a(EBL)3060898 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000470305 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11335280 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000470305 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10412071 035 $a(PQKB)11786932 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3060898 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3060898 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10442791 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL304590 035 $a(OCoLC)922958822 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000049178 100 $a20081022d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInformation-processing channels in the tactile sensory system$b[electronic resource] $ea psychophysical and physiological analysis /$fGeorge A. Gescheider, John H. Wright, Ronald T. Verrillo 210 $aNew York $cPsychology Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (146 p.) 225 1 $aScientific psychology series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-88297-6 311 $a1-84169-896-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 113-124) and indexes. 327 $aChannels in touch -- Identification of specific neural systems responsible for mechanoreception -- Duplex model of mechanoreception -- Spatial and temporal summation in the P system -- The neural bases of the tactile systems -- Anatomy of tactile receptors -- Neurophysiology of tactile receptors and their nerve fibers -- Neural bases of the P and NP systems -- Four neural systems mediate the detection of vibratory stimuli -- Frequency selectivity of a neural system is determined by its receptors -- From neural systems to information-processing channels -- Sensation-magnitude enhancement occurs within but not across channels -- Multichannel model of tactile sensitivity -- The psychophysical tuning curve -- Testing the multichannel model through experiments on adaptation and masking -- Adaptation reveals the existence of tactile channels -- Masking occurs within but not across channels -- Testing the multichannel model through experiments on sensory learning -- Properties of tactile channels -- The frequency selectivity of channels -- Temporal summation and temporal acuity -- Spatial acuity -- Edge detection -- Spatial summation -- Effects of observer characteristics -- Effects of aging on the sensitivity of tactile channels -- Effects of the menstrual cycle -- The functional roles of channels -- Channels enhance the detectability of stimuli -- Channels enhance the discriminability of stimuli -- The functional roles of the individual tactile channels -- The decibel scale -- The functional role of the PC channel -- The functional role of the RA channel -- The functional role of the SA I channel -- The functional role of the SA II channel -- Specialization of channels -- Channel interactions -- Summation of sensation magnitude across channels -- The perception of texture -- Role of attention in the enhancement and summation of sensation magnitude -- Interactions between tactile channels and other somatosensory submodalities. 410 0$aScientific psychology series. 606 $aTouch 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTouch. 676 $a612.8/8 700 $aGescheider$b George A$0496314 701 $aWright$b John H.$f1938-$0952479 701 $aVerrillo$b Ronald T$0952480 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457985403321 996 $aInformation-processing channels in the tactile sensory system$92153267 997 $aUNINA