Scholarpedia of Touch - 9789462391321

Scholarpedia of TouchAuthor(s): Tony Prescott, Ehud Ahissar, Eugene Izhikevich\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Atlantis Press (Zeger Karssen), Netherlands\nImprint: Atlantis Press (Zeger Karssen)\nISBN-13: 9789462391321, 978-9462391321\nSynopsis\nScholarpedias Encyclopedia of Touch provides a comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed articles written by leading researchers, detailing our current scientific understanding of tactile sensing and its neural substrates in animals including humans. The encyclopedia allows ideas and insights to be shared between researchers working on different aspects of touch and in different species, including research in synthetic touch systems. In addition, this encyclopedia raises awareness of research in tactile sensing and increases scientific and public interest in the field.\n\nThe articles address subjects including tactile control, whiskered robots, vibrissal coding, the molecular basis of touch, invertebrate mechanoreception, fingertip transducer.