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HAPTIC PERCEPTION [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
DEF

That melange of senses we lump together under the category of "touch", but "haptic" is not strictly tactile (...); haptic tasks like landing a fish or docking a molecule also use the body's internal sense of proprioception that informs us about the position of our own limbs in relation to one another and the space around us.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
OBS

Voir aussi perception tactile et simulation de texture.

Spanish

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