TouchSim Animation (VIDEO)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Caption

Animation shows nerve responses on the fingertip (left) as a flat, rectangular object presses into the skin, then pulls away (right). Each column of the fingertip responses on the left shows responses from a different type of nerve fiber. The top row shows responses when the object is oriented horizontally; the bottom row, vertically.

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Bensmaia, et al, UChicago

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