Scholarpedia of Touch [electronic resource] / edited by Tony Prescott, Ehud Ahissar, Eugene Izhikevich.
Contributor(s): Prescott, Tony [editor.] | Ahissar, Ehud [editor.] | Izhikevich, Eugene [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookSeries: Scholarpedia: Publisher: Paris : Atlantis Press : Imprint: Atlantis Press, 2016Edition: 1st ed. 2016.Description: XXII, 827 p. 266 illus., 188 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789462391338.Subject(s): Computer science | Artificial intelligence | Computer simulation | Bioinformatics | Neurobiology | Computational intelligence | Robotics | Automation | Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics) | Neurobiology | Bioinformatics | Simulation and Modeling | Computational Intelligence | Robotics and AutomationAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 006.3 Online resources: Click here to access online
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Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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.
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