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PERCEPTION TACTILE [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- exteroceptor
1, record 1, English, exteroceptor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of the peripheral end organs of the afferent nerves in the skin or mucous membrane, which respond to stimulation by external agents. 1, record 1, English, - exteroceptor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- extérocepteur
1, record 1, French, ext%C3%A9rocepteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- récepteur de la sensibilité superficielle 1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9cepteur%20de%20la%20sensibilit%C3%A9%20superficielle
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Les] extérocepteurs ou récepteurs de la sensibilité superficielle [...] sont situés dans la peau et dans les organes des sens et renseignent sur les modifications de l'environnement. Ils sont formés de cellules spécialisées dans la perception de minimes changements de l'environnement et dans la transmission de ces informations aux voies nerveuses afférentes. On distingue les télérécepteurs : les photorécepteurs de l'œil, sensibles à la lumière; les mécanorécepteurs de l'oreille, sensibles soit au son, soit à l'équilibre; les thermorécepteurs de la peau, sensibles aux rayons infra-rouges [les] récepteurs de contact : les mécanorécepteurs de la peau, responsables de la sensation tactile, les nocicepteurs de la peau, qui sont soit des thermorécepteurs(chaleur/froid), soit des algorécepteurs(douleur) ;les chémorécepteurs, situés dans la muqueuse olfactive(odorat) ou sur la langue(goût). 1, record 1, French, - ext%C3%A9rocepteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-07-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- macroesthesia
1, record 2, English, macroesthesia
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- macroesteregnosis 1, record 2, English, macroesteregnosis
correct
- macrostereognosia 1, record 2, English, macrostereognosia
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A defect of tactile perception, in which objects felt or handed seem to be larger then they are. 1, record 2, English, - macroesthesia
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- macroesthésia
1, record 2, French, macroesth%C3%A9sia
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- macrostéréognosie 1, record 2, French, macrost%C3%A9r%C3%A9ognosie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Anomalie de la perception tactile des objets, qui semblent plus grands qu'ils ne le sont. 1, record 2, French, - macroesth%C3%A9sia
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-03-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- haptic memory
1, record 3, English, haptic%20memory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tactile sensory memory 2, record 3, English, tactile%20sensory%20memory
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The brief sensory memory for touch stimuli. 3, record 3, English, - haptic%20memory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sensory memories act as buffers for stimuli received through the senses. A sensory memory exists for each sensory channel: iconic memory for visual stimuli, echoic memory for aural stimuli and haptic memory for touch. Information is passed from sensory memory into short-term memory by attention, thereby filtering the stimuli to only those which are of interest at a given time. 4, record 3, English, - haptic%20memory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mémoire haptique
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9moire%20haptique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mémoire sensorielle tactile 2, record 3, French, m%C3%A9moire%20sensorielle%20tactile
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mémoire sensorielle dont la fonction est le stockage à très court terme d’informations liées au toucher. 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20haptique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mémoire sensorielle. Extrêmement brève, elle correspond pratiquement au temps de perception d’un stimulus par nos organes sensoriels. La mémoire sensorielle visuelle(on dit aussi iconique) a une persistance comprise entre 300 et 500 millisecondes. La mémoire sensorielle auditive(ou échoïque) n’ est guère plus longue. À ces stimuli visuels et auditifs, peuvent s’ajouter des perceptions captées par les autres sens mais qui semblent jouer un rôle moins important. Ainsi en est-il de la mémoire sensorielle tactile(mémoire haptique). 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9moire%20haptique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-06-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- haptic perception
1, record 4, English, haptic%20perception
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 4, English, - haptic%20perception
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- perception haptique
1, record 4, French, perception%20haptique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Voir aussi perception tactile et simulation de texture. 2, record 4, French, - perception%20haptique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-11-07
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pellitact
1, record 5, English, pellitact
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pellitact
1, record 5, French, pellitact
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pellitact est à la perception cutanée et sous-cutanée ce que les écouteurs sont à l'audition. Il s’agit d’un matériau poreux léger porté à même la peau qui prolonge la portée tactile tout comme la radio et la télévision étendent la portée auditive et visuelle. Quand une main artificielle dotée d’émetteurs en pellitact caresse un chiot mouillé, les nerfs de la peau de la main réelle, enveloppée dans du pellitact récepteur, son stimulés de la même façon que si c'était cette véritable main qui caressait le chiot mouillé. Quand l'émetteur en pellitact touche quelque chose de chaud, la surface de peau couverte de pellitact récepteur qui lui correspond ne chauffe pas vraiment, mais les nerfs sensoriels appropriés sont stimulés comme ils le seraient en présence de chaleur. 1, record 5, French, - pellitact
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Néologisme de science-fiction. 2, record 5, French, - pellitact
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1985-08-05
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Special Education
- Educational Psychology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- tactile perception
1, record 6, English, tactile%20perception
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- tactual perception 2, record 6, English, tactual%20perception
correct
- tactile awareness 1, record 6, English, tactile%20awareness
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The capacity of the organism to gain information from cutaneous contact through active or passive touching. 3, record 6, English, - tactile%20perception
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Éducation spéciale
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- perception tactile
1, record 6, French, perception%20tactile
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On rencontre aussi des anomalies de la perception tactile, ou, surtout, visuelle(confusion "figure-fond", saisie des détails empêchant celle des ensembles). 2, record 6, French, - perception%20tactile
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1981-10-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Special Education
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- tactual perception 1, record 7, English, tactual%20perception
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Visual perception in general depends on complex eye movements, tactual perception on movements of some part of the body... . 1, record 7, English, - tactual%20perception
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Éducation spéciale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- perception tactile 1, record 7, French, perception%20tactile
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On rencontre aussi des anomalies de la perception tactile ou, surtout, visuelle(confusion "figure-fond", saisie des détails empêchant celle des ensembles). 1, record 7, French, - perception%20tactile
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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