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标题：Vision facilitates tactile perception when grasping an object
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作者：Georgiana Juravle ; Francisco L. Colino ; Xhino Meleqi 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2018
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：15653
DOI：10.1038/s41598-018-33916-8
语种：English
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：Tactile sensitivity measured on the hand is significantly decreased for a moving (MH), as opposed to a resting hand (RH). This process (i.e., tactile suppression) is affected by the availability of visual information during goal-directed action. However, the timing of the contribution of visual information is currently unclear for reach-to-grasp movements, especially in the period before the digits land on the object to grasp it. Here participants reached for, grasped, and lifted an object placed in front of them in conditions of full/limited vision. Tactile perception was assessed by measures of signal detection theory (d' & c'). Electro-cutaneous stimulation could be delivered/not at the MH/RH, either during movement preparation, execution, before grasping, or while lifting the object. Results confirm tactile gating at the MH. This result is accompanied by a significant conservative criterion shift at the MH for the latter movement stages. Importantly, visual information enhances MH sensitivity just before grasping the object, but also improves RH sensitivity, during object lift. These findings reveal that tactile suppression is shaped by visual inputs at critical action stages. Further, they indicate that such a time-dependent modulation from vision to touch extends beyond the MH, suggesting a dynamic monitoring of the grasp space.