Tactile illusions
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Author: Prof. Vincent Hayward, Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University
on Amazon.Dr. Vincent Hayward accepted the invitation on 23 September 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 23 March 2009).
Tactile illusions are when there is a surprising discrepancy between a conscious percept and the stimulation. They can arise in numerous occasions and can provide insights in the mechanisms subserving haptic sensations. Many of them can be exploited, or avoided, in order to create efficient haptic display systems or to study the nervous system.
| Invited by: | Prof. Tony J. Prescott, Dept Psychology, Univ of Sheffield, UK |
