01772    a2200289   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001500136072001500151072001300166072001400179072002100193072002100214072001800235100002500253245011100278250000600389260003900395300001000434520098600444700002401430700002801454113888297620250317100403.0250312042015GB                   eng    a9781138882973  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 55.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aJMM2thema7 aJMR2thema7 aJMM2bic7 aJMRP2bic7 aPSY0000002bisac7 aPSY0240002bisac7 a612.882bisac1 aGeorge A. Gescheider10aInformation-Processing Channels in the Tactile Sensory SystembA Psychophysical and Physiological Analysis  a1  aOxfordbPsychology Pressc20150731  a146 p  bInformation-Processing Channels in the Tactile Sensory System addresses the fundamental question of whether sensory channels, similar to those known to operate in vision and audition, also operate in the sense of touch. Based on the results of psychophysical and neurophysiological experimentation the authors make a powerful case that channels operate in the processing of mechanical stimulation of the highly sensitive glabrous skin of the hand. According to the multichannel model presented in this monograph, each channel, with its specific type of mechanoreceptor and afferent nerve fiber, responds optiimally to particular aspects of the tactile stimulus. It is further proposed that the tactile perception of objects results from the combined activity of the individual tactile channels. This work is important because it provides researchers and students in the field of sensory neuroscience with a comprehensive model that enhances our understanding of tactile perception.1 aJohn H. Wright4A011 aRonald T. Verrillo4A01