Information-Processing Channels in the Tactile Sensory System: A Psychophysical and Physiological Analysis

by John H. Wright and George A. Gescheider

Information-Processing Channels in the Tactile Sensory System addresses the fundamental question of whether sensory channels, similar to those known to operate in vision and audition, also operate in the sense of touch. Based on the results of psychophysical and neurophysiological experimentation the authors make a powerful case that channels operate in the processing of mechanical stimulation of the highly sensitive glabrous skin of the hand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0082OR8DS
• ISBN13: 9781841698960
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"