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The Physiology and Psychophysics of Touch

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We have selected material for this presentation by structuring the discussion around a series of critical questions that might be asked with a view toward modelling a biological tactile sensing system.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6

    S. J. Lederman & R. A. Browse

  2. Department of Computing and Information Science, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6

    R. A. Browse

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    Paolo Dario

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Lederman, S.J., Browse, R.A. (1988). The Physiology and Psychophysics of Touch. In: Dario, P. (eds) Sensors and Sensory Systems for Advanced Robots. NATO ASI Series, vol 43. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83410-3_4

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