SORI: A softness-rendering interface to unravel the nature of softness perception.

ABSTRACT: Tactile perception of softness serves a critical role in the survival, well-being, and social interaction among various species, including humans. This perception informs activities from food selection in animals to medical palpation for disease detection in humans. Despite its fundamental importance, a comprehensive understanding of how softness is neurologically and cognitively processed remains elusive. Previous research has demonstrated that the somatosensory system leverages both cutaneous and kinesthetic cues for the sensation of softness. Factors such as contact area, depth, and force play a particularly critical role in sensations experienced at the fingertips. Yet, existing haptic technologies designed to explore this phenomenon are limited, as they often couple force and contact

SUBMITTER: Mete M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10990105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature