"Touch Perception" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The process by which the nature and meaning of tactile stimuli are recognized and interpreted by the brain, such as realizing the characteristics or name of an object being touched.
| Descriptor ID |
D055698
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.593.894
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| Concept/Terms |
Touch Perception- Touch Perception
- Perception, Touch
- Perceptions, Touch
- Touch Perceptions
- Tactile Perception
- Perception, Tactile
- Perceptions, Tactile
- Tactile Perceptions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Touch Perception" by people in Profiles.
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Role of indentation depth and contact area on human perception of softness for haptic interfaces. Sci Adv. 2019 08; 5(8):eaaw8845.
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Neurosensory Assessments of Concussion. Mil Med. 2016 05; 181(5 Suppl):45-50.
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Hyperactivation to pleasant interoceptive stimuli characterizes the transition to stimulant addiction. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2015 Sep 01; 154:264-70.
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Neurosensory assessments of migraine. Brain Res. 2013 Mar 01; 1498:50-8.
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Centrally-mediated sensory information processing is impacted with increased alcohol consumption in college-aged individuals. Brain Res. 2013 Jan 25; 1492:53-62.