Mark Paterson (University of Pittsburgh)

Affective Touching

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Part I ofthis Element offers a history of the science of social touch, from related discoveries in mammals by physiologists in the 1930s, to the recent rediscoveries of the CT nerves in humans. Part II considers how these findings are being intentionally folded into technologies for interaction.

Produktdetails

• Elements in Histories of Emotions and the Senses
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 76
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 124g
• ISBN-13: 9781009484374
• ISBN-10: 1009484370
• Artikelnr.: 73333303

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. A Brief History of the Science of Social Touch
Section 1. Mapping the Neurophysiology of 'Inner' and 'Outer' touch
Section 2. Rediscovering earlier nerve pathways: C-Tactile (CT) Afferents
Part II. Social Touch and Its Mediations: Socio-technological applications
Section 4. Social touch at a distance: a virtual handshake
Section 5. Social touch in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI): a robot hug
References.