Sentences with phrase «tactile sensations of»

In the exhibition, this project is featured through the reconstruction of several nested cubicles, filled with straw, books and cubes of foam, in such a way that a visitor has to «test» each cubicle by stepping into it with bare feet to experience the different tactile sensations of each substance.

7) Yes, okay, I miss the tactile sensations of physical books.

Beyond its speed, the tactile sensations of touch, along with proprioception (our knowledge of where our bodies and limbs are in space), also informs us of the material of the toothbrush that we picked up, the force of our grasp on an egg, if our coffee mug is about to slip from our fingers and more.

Sensing could also be remote in time: You might record the visual, audio, and tactile sensations of playing with your child, for example, to play back later.

You may mash it with a wooden spoon or enjoy the wonderfully tactile sensation of smooshing it between your fingers (a nice aggression release).

This means that the human brain is able to signal that a tactile sensation of a finger that touches a surface does not correspond to own touch.

Many book - lovers still prefer the traditional option and value the tactile sensation of a bound paper book.

Also, since I started reading more print books again, I have a new appreciation for the feeling of holding a book in your hands, the tactile sensation of turning the pages, of seeing your progression visually as the pages read become more plentiful and the pages yet unread decrease in number.

An inexpensive option for an ebook reader, the Kindle is still waaaay above Santa's budget, and paperbacks that I can snuggle in front of the fire with and have that tactile sensation of the experience of reading.

The new Bags on Board Hand Armor Waste Pick - Up bags are two times thicker than regular Bags on Board bags, which helps reduce the tactile sensation of picking up pet waste — and helps lock in odor.

Not exact matches

We will slowly adapt to the idea of a virtual keyboard, one that likely has a bit of a tactile feel — e.g., the slight buzzing sensation on a smartphone screen (known as haptics).

«By using vortices of air rather than simple air jets, the device can provide a tactile sensation over longer distances and with much greater accuracy,» the report says.

At this age, your baby also really likes soft tactile sensations, such as the feel of your skin against his.

«What we're showing in this paper is that patients who used a brain - machine interface for a long period of time experienced improvements in motor behavior, tactile sensations and visceral functions below the level of the spinal cord injury,» he said.

Intracortical microstimulation of the somatosensory cortex offers the potential for creating a sensory neuroprosthesis to restore tactile sensation.

The finding indicates that rich tactile feedback in VR may need to be paired with other sensory cues that explain the source of the sensation to avoid spooking users, Gonzalez - Franco says.

Bryan Gick and colleagues at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, wondered whether tactile sensations affect hearing too.

Two people who lost their hands have been trying a prosthesis that transmits complex tactile sensations, such as the feel of water trickling over their hand

But I think the most important innovation here is that for the first time we could also generate very rich tactile feedback from the exoskeleton back to the patient so they would have a sensation of walking.

The patients, of course, look at their legs while trying to walk, and since visual signals override tactile signals most of the time, their brains converted signals to their arms and [they] began feeling sensations that seemed to be coming from their paralyzed legs.

«Receptors processing sensations from our skin are phylogenetically the most ancient, but far from being primitive they have had time to evolve extraordinarily subtle strategies for discerning surfaces — whether a lover's caress or a tickle or the raw tactile feel of metal, wood, paper, etc..

The main findings of the doctoral research of Eliane Deschrijver, which are now published, show that individuals with ASD may have difficulties to determine which tactile sensations belong to the action of someone else.

The brain can thus effectively understand others by signaling tactile sensations that do not correspond to the own sense of touch.»

The regions of the neocortex that map tactile sensations — probably the ruffling of hair in particular — also got a big boost, which suggests the sense of touch was vital too.

Similarly, when someone touches someone else's hand, a tactile sensation is projected onto the somatosensory cortex, faithfully representing the original location of the stimulus on the body.

Beyond the success of the cochlear implant or the deep brain pacemaker, systems to restore vision, tactile sensation or locomotion are at various stages of clinical trials.

Despite the tradeoffs, one thing is certain: human research is key to our understanding of how people perceive electrical stimulation of the brain, and how we may use it to restore tactile sensation to users and help them drink that morning cup of coffee on their own.

If you find that kinesiotape works for you, the best explanation is probably not any mechanical influence the tape has on joint motion, but rather, a tactile stimulation of the skin that may make you more aware of how you're moving a body part or slightly override some pain sensations.

It's a shame that we spend most of our time in the Conti with gloves on our hands, because the bare - fingered tactile sensations are what truly set it apart from just about every other automobile on the planet.

Tactile sensations are one thing; what about the sensation of speed?

The sensation of speed produced from a symphony of audible feedback, tactile sensitivity and a tiny cockpit is amplified by the chassis» superb balance, especially in high - speed sweepers.

Add to that tactile sensations such as the above - mentioned Alcantara - covered wheel and the cue - ball - topped short - throw shifter atop a six - speed transmission, drivers get a full dose of the muscle - car experience.

While the words explore tactile sensations — the crush of the soldier's combat boots, the sweat on his back — Grifalconi's illustrations blend collaged photos with watercolors.

Soft - touch covering of the housing gives pleasant tactile sensations and prevents fingerprints pollution.

Replicating the feel of writing with a pencil or pen is still such a novel trick that we applaud the Sony Digital Paper DPT - RP1 for both its nifty stylus and excellent tactile sensation.

I have to admit, I prefer print books for the tactile sensation and for the ease of flipping to multiple pages at once.

Since it's capable of very expressive feelings, we're putting a lot of effort in to get the best tactile sensations possible.

Surreal Dialogue: Works by Ji Yoon Hwang and Soyoung Kim, a new exhibition of painting and fabric installation works by two young Korean artists whose diverse, complimentary works explore the language of emotional discomfort in modern society through subtly unsettling images and tactile sensations.

But the paint is applied with light, feathery brushstrokes that blend softly into one another and nowhere permit the barest sensation of tactile pigmentation.

Cutting - edge technologies — including 3D sound that can only be heard in particular places within a room and ultrasound speakers that produce tactile sensations — encourage new interpretations of paintings by Francis Bacon, David Bomberg, Richard Hamilton and John Latham.

Rectangles lunge at the spectator in his abstract film Rhythms 21 (1921), confounding figure and ground; collaborations with Viking Eggeling and Kazimir Malevich promised the convertibility of all signals and sensations, electronic and tactile, into a universal code.

Flat screen offers realistic tactile sensation Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, February 24, 2014 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced development of a prototype tablet with a touchscreen that conveys a sense of slipperiness or roughness depending on the image being displayed.

The controller will incorporate an advanced form of vibration that will not only give the regular feedback of shunts and hits, but also deliver more precise sensation of force and better tactile response.

Samsung told Digital Trends the tactile sensation and sound of rotating the bezel has improved, and we certainly noticed it — rotating the bezel feels fun and satisfying, and the clicky sound is more pronounced but not too loud.

Dance / movement therapy encompasses a variety of body - oriented sensations and art therapy is not limited to images because it also provides a variety of tactile and kinesthetic experiences.