TY - CONF T1 - Perception of visual and tactile flow activates common cortical areas in the human brain. T2 - Proceedings of the EuroHaptics 2004 (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany June 5-7, 2004) Y1 - 2004 A1 - E. Ricciardi A1 - N. Vanello A1 - D. Dente A1 - N. Sgambelluri A1 - E. P. Scilingo A1 - C. Gentili A1 - L. Sani A1 - V. Positano A1 - M. F. Santarelli A1 - M. Guazzelli A1 - J. V. Haxby A1 - L. Landini A1 - A. Bicchi A1 - P. Pietrini KW - Haptics AB -

We report results of a pilot study using functional magnetic resonance imaging aimed at determining the neural correlates of tactile flow. We hypothesized that brain response to tactile flow would involve the same cortical areas (V5/MT) that respond to optic flow. Our results showed that V5/MT cortex indeed is activated by tactile flow perception. These findings are consistent with a supramodal organization of brain regions involved in optic and tactile flow processing.

JF - Proceedings of the EuroHaptics 2004 (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany June 5-7, 2004) ER -