Predicting the effect of surface texture on the qualitative form of prehension.

Reach-to-grasp movements change quantitatively in a lawful (i.e. predictable) manner with changes in object properties. We explored whether altering object texture would produce qualitative changes in the form of the precontact movement patterns. Twelve participants reached to lift objects from a ta...

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Main Authors: Ian John Flatters, Loanne Otten, Anna Witvliet, Brian Henson, Raymond John Holt, Pete Culmer, Geoffrey Parker Bingham, Richard McGilchrist Wilkie, Mark Mon-Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3293844?pdf=render