Coding and use of tactile signals from the fingertips in object manipulation tasks

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“In a similar way, behaviorally relevant state transitions also occur during object release (30), potentially explaining the slightly improved times during the transport phase in the ARAT task and the time spent in the target zone in the object transfer task.”

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“State transitions, such as object contact (30) during grasping, are uniquely encoded by tactile feedback in the intact nervous system.”

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“Furthermore, sensory feedback in any form other than visual feedback is often absent or still non-specific, making it difficult to naturally perform everyday tasks (Sainburg et al., 1995; Johansson and Flanagan, 2009).”

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“Data on contact forces between the perceptually available object and the skin are required for grasping and manipulating an object (Johansson and Flanagan, 2009), because too much force is likely to damage the prosthesis or the object, while too little force can cause slippage (Witney et al., 2004).”

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“Furthermore, within the peripheral nervous system, different nerve fibers conduct action potentials at different speeds [23], and variable frequency and duration [24], which can affect their tolerance to electrical stimulation regimes.”

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“Somatosensory feedback is critically important in activities of daily living, such as tying our shoe-laces, grasping objects, or even turning a door knob (Johansson and Flanagan, 2009;Marsden et al., 1984;Witney et al. , 2004).”

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“tactile cues that arise while grasping the object are used to rapidly correct the grip force, should it be insufficient (see Johansson and Flanagan, 2009 for an excellent review).”

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“The main tactile fibers underlying discriminative touch are myelinated Ab fibers.”