The neural basis of tactile motion perception
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The manipulation of objects commonly involves motion between object and skin. In this review, we discuss the neural basis of tactile motion perception and its similarities with its visual counterpart. First, much like in vision, the perception of tactile motion relies on the processing of spatiotemporal patterns of activation across populations of sensory receptors. Second, many neurons in primary somatosensory cortex are highly sensitive to motion direction, and the response properties of these neurons draw strong analogies to those of direction-selective neurons in visual cortex. Third, tactile speed may be encoded in the strength of the response of cutaneous mechanoreceptive afferents and of a subpopulation of speed-sensitive neurons in cortex. However, both afferent and cortical responses are strongly dependent on texture as well, so it is unclear how texture and speed signals are disambiguated. Fourth, motion signals from multiple fingers must often be integrated during the exploration of objects, but the way these signals are combined is complex and remains to be elucidated. Finally, visual and tactile motion perception interact powerfully, an integration process that is likely mediated by visual association cortex.
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- Authors
- Pei, Y.-C., & Bensmaia, S. J.
- Affiliations
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; and
- ORCID
- Pei, Yu-Cheng
- Venue
- Journal of Neurophysiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Published
- 2014-12-15
- Volume
- 112
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 3023-3032
- ISSN
- 0022-3077 (ISSN-L)
- 1522-1598
- PMC
- PMC4269710
- OpenAlex
- W2320360449
- Cited by
- 77
- References
- 86
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7
- FWCI
- 0.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Neurophysiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 082865, R01NS082865)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Keywords
- primary somatosensory cortex, direction-selective neurons, cutaneous mechanoreceptors, texture, multisensory integration, finger movement, visual-tactile interaction, visual association cortex
- MeSH terms
- Action Potentials, Animals, Humans, Macaca mulatta, Motion Perception, Neurons, Somatosensory Cortex, Visual Cortex, Visual Perception, Touch Perception
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