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Haptic face aftereffect.

Kazumichi Matsumiya¹

¹Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan; e-mail: kmat@riec.tohoku.ac.jp ;

|November 13, 2012

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Face aftereffects (FAEs) can occur through touch, not just sight. Exploring a mask with one expression makes a neutral mask feel like it has the opposite expression, revealing haptic FAEs.

Keywords:

face aftereffect haptics

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Sensory Perception
Haptic Feedback

Background:

Face aftereffects (FAEs) are traditionally considered a visual phenomenon.
Recent research indicates tactile face recognition is possible.
The existence of haptic FAEs remains largely unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether face aftereffects occur in haptic perception.
To determine if tactile exploration of facial expressions can induce aftereffects.

Main Methods:

Utilized three-dimensional facemasks with varying facial expressions.
Participants haptically explored the expression of an initial facemask.
Participants then haptically explored a neutral facemask to assess perceived expression.

Main Results:

Haptic exploration of a facemask with a specific expression induced an aftereffect.
A subsequently touched neutral facemask was perceived as having the opposite expression.
This demonstrates a cross-modal or purely haptic aftereffect.

Conclusions:

Face aftereffects are not exclusively a visual phenomenon.
Haptic perception of faces can be subject to aftereffects.
These findings expand our understanding of sensory aftereffects and face perception.