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

• Pubblicazione: Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (240 p.)
• Disciplina: 152.1
• Soggetto topico: Touch - Psychological aspects; Blindness - Psychological aspects; Touch; Blindness
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BallesterosSoledad HellerMorton A
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Touch and blindness
• ISBN: 1-135-61931-X; 1-282-37543-1; 9786612375439; 1-4106-1567-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450483303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II