Touching for knowing : cognitive psychology of haptic manual perception /

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Uniform title:Toucher pour connaître. English.
Imprint:Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2003.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 320 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Advances in consciousness research, 1381-589X ; v. 53
Advances in consciousness research ; v. 53.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11143691
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Other authors / contributors:Hatwell, Yvette.
Streri, Arlette.
Gentaz, Edouard.
ISBN:1423772296
9781423772293
9027296383
9789027296382
1282255355
9781282255357
9027251851
9789027251855
1588114236
9781588114235
902725186X
9789027251862
1588114244
9781588114242
9786612255359
6612255358
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Summary:The dominance of vision is so strong in sighted people that touch is sometimes considered as a minor perceptual modality. However, touch is a powerful tool which contributes significantly to our knowledge of space and objects. Its intensive use by blind persons allows them to reach the same levels of knowledge and cognition as their sighted peers. In this book, specialized researchers present the recent state of knowledge about the cognitive functioning of touch. After an analysis of the neurophysiology and neuropsychology of touch, exploratory manual behaviors, intramodal haptic (tactual-kines.
Other form:Print version: Toucher pour connaître. English. Touching for knowing. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2003 9027251851 1588114236