Human Hand Function - Hardcover

Jones, Lynette A.; Lederman, Susan J.

 
9780195173154: Human Hand Function
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0195173155 ISBN 13: 9780195173154
Publisher: OUP USA, 2006

Synopsis

A multidisciplinary book that reviews the sensory and motor aspects of normal hand function.

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About the Author

Lynette Jones is a Principal Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her research focuses on a number of areas related to human haptic perception and motor performance. Much of this work is conducted in the context of the design of haptic interfaces that human operators use to interact with computer-generated virtual environments or to control robotic devices. It entails basic research on the human proprioceptive and tactile sensory systems that examines how various feedback systems contribute to perception. Jones' applied research on haptic interfaces involves the development of wearable tactile displays that can be used as navigation aids. Susan Lederman is Professor of Psychology, with cross-appointments in the Center for Neuroscience and the School of Computing at Queens University in Ontario, Canada. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and holds a Queens University Research Chair. Her research contributions span a wide range of topics pertaining to sensory, perceptual, cognitive, and sensory-guided motor processing. Her particular interests include tactile psychophysics, haptic and multisensory processing of objects, their properties and spatial locations, and in addition, the sensory-guided control of grasping and manipulation. Lederman has also applied the results of her scientific research to a variety of real-world problems, including the design of haptic and multisensory interfaces for virtual environments and teleoperation.

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Publisher
OUP USA
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0195173155
ISBN 13 
9780195173154
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
280