Touch perception: how we know where we are touched.
The brain localizes touch not only on the skin, but also in three-dimensional space. A new study links behavioral findings in humans with neurophysiological findings in monkeys and suggests a model of how recoding from skin to space may be accomplished.
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Biological Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 11, Room 317, D-20146 Hamburg, Germany. tobias.schicke@uni-hamburg.de
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001931:Brain Mapping; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D055698:Touch Perception / Q000502:physiology*