Scholarpedia of Touch (1st ed. 2016) (Scholarpedia)

By: Tony J. Prescott and Ehud Ahissar and Eugene Izhikevich

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Synopsis: Scholarpedia’s Encyclopedia of Touch provides a comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed articles written by leading researchers, detailing our current scientific understanding of tactile sensing and its neural substrates in animals including humans. The encyclopedia allows ideas and insights to be shared between researchers working on different aspects of touch and in different species, including research in synthetic touch systems. In addition, this encyclopedia raises awareness of research in tactile sensing and increases scientific and public interest in the field.The articles address subjects including tactile control, whiskered robots, vibrissal coding, the molecular basis of touch, invertebrate mechanoreception, fingertip transducers and tactile sensing.All the articles in this encyclopedia provide in-depth and state-of-the-art scholarly treatment of the academic topics concerned, making it an excellent reference work for academics, professionals and students.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9789462391338
Related ISBNs:: 9789462391321
Publisher:: Atlantis Press, Paris
Date of Addition:: 10/22/19
Copyrighted By:: N/A
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Animals, Computers and Internet, Technology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Tony Prescott
Edited by:: Ehud Ahissar
Edited by:: Eugene Izhikevich