The handbook of touch
Subtitle: neuroscience, behavioral, and health perspectives
By: editors, Matthew J. Hertenstein, Sandra J. Weiss
Publisher: Springer Pub. Co.; Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9780826121912; 9780826121929
Subjects: Touch; Neurophysiology; Physiology; Touch Perception
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The anatomy and physiology of the skin / Desmond John Tobin; title: Sensory processes of touch / Aislyn M. Nelson & Ellen A. Lumpkin; title: The molecular and genetic basis of touch / Kate Poole, Stefan G. Lechner & Gary R. Lewin; title: Brain plasticity and touch / Hubert R. Dinse; title: Biomechanical and neurophysiological basis of the processing of tactile stimuli / Steven S. Hsiao; title: Hierarchical neural pathways of haptic object processing / Sunah Kim & Thomas W. James; title: The organization and function of somatosensory cortex / Sliman J. Bensmaia & Jeffrey M. Yau; title: Cross-modal interactions in touch perception / Charles Spence & Andrew J. Bremner; title: Measurement of tactile response and tactile perception / Catana Brown, Diane Filion & Sandra J. Weiss; title: Measurement of touch behavior / Sandra J. Weiss & Sandra K. Niemann; title: Communicating through touch : touching during parent-infant interactions / Dale M. Stack & Amelie D.L. Jean; title: The communicative functions of touch in adulthood / Matthew J. Hertenstein; title: Gender and status patterns in social touch / Judith A. Hall; title: Tactile traditions : cultural differences and similarities in haptic communication / Peter Andersen; title: Maternal touch and the developing infant / Ruth Feldman; title: Tactile dysfunction in neurodevelopmental disorders / Carissa J. Cascio; title: Touch in people who are visually impaired / Morton A. Heller & Anne McClure Walk; title: Massage therapy : a review of recent research / Tiffany Field; title: Haptic feedback : technology and medical applications / Allison M. Okamura.