The human and non-human primate brain is remarkable in recognizing partially hidden objects. A study, conducted during a shape recognition task, shows as more of the shape is hidden, a brain area ...

Scientists at Duke University have developed a robotic hand with four fingers that can recognize the material and shape of an object by the vibrations it makes when it touches it. The system, called ...

Do humans learn the same way as computers? Cognitive psychologists have debated this question for decades, but in the past few years the remarkable accomplishments of deep-learning computer systems ...

Fig. 1. Design and fabrication of a multiphoton neuron tactile skin. (a) The design concept and spatial reconstruction workflow of the multiphotonic neuron haptic skin for simulating the tactile ...

The things we touch while shopping can affect what we buy, according to new studies. The authors suggest that tactile exposure to the object "activated the conceptual representation of that object, ...

If we’ve learned anything from post-apocalyptic movies it’s that computers eventually become self-aware and try to eliminate humans. BYU engineer Dah-Jye Lee isn’t interested in that development, but ...

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