"Touch Perception" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The process by which the nature and meaning of tactile stimuli are recognized and interpreted by the brain, such as realizing the characteristics or name of an object being touched.
| Descriptor ID |
D055698
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.593.894
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| Concept/Terms |
Touch Perception- Touch Perception
- Perception, Touch
- Perceptions, Touch
- Touch Perceptions
- Tactile Perception
- Perception, Tactile
- Perceptions, Tactile
- Tactile Perceptions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Touch Perception" by people in Profiles.
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Disentangling Temporal and Rate Codes in the Primate Somatosensory Cortex. J Neurosci. 2024 Sep 18; 44(38).
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A context-dependent switch from sensing to feeling in the primate amygdala. Cell Rep. 2023 02 28; 42(2):112056.
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The neural basis of tactile texture perception. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2022 10; 76:102621.
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Texture is encoded in precise temporal spiking patterns in primate somatosensory cortex. Nat Commun. 2022 03 14; 13(1):1311.
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Frequency Shapes the Quality of Tactile Percepts Evoked through Electrical Stimulation of the Nerves. J Neurosci. 2022 03 09; 42(10):2052-2064.
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Sensory computations in the cuneate nucleus of macaques. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 12 07; 118(49).
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The neural mechanisms of manual dexterity. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2021 12; 22(12):741-757.
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Evolution of touch and proprioception of the limbs: Insights from fish and humans. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2021 12; 71:37-43.
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The science and engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands. Physiol Rev. 2022 04 01; 102(2):551-604.
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Chronic Use of a Sensitized Bionic Hand Does Not Remap the Sense of Touch. Cell Rep. 2020 12 22; 33(12):108539.