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Participants can accurately estimate tactile numerosity up to six dots. Beyond six, estimations become less accurate and confident, suggesting a shift from subitizing to estimating for raised dot arrays.

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Neuroscience
Haptics

Background:

Active touch is crucial for spatial perception.
Numerosity perception varies across sensory modalities.
Understanding tactile enumeration informs cognitive processing models.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate the capacity for tactile numerosity extraction.
Identify potential shifts in enumeration strategies.
Examine factors influencing tactile numerosity judgments.

Main Methods:

Blindfolded sighted participants scanned arrays of raised dots (1-12).
Varied finger use and dot spacing (braille code).
Assessed accuracy, underestimation, and confidence in numerosity estimates.

Main Results:

Linear increase in estimates with actual numerosity up to six.
Increasing underestimation and declining confidence beyond six dots.
Numerosities of four or less appear perceptually unique.

Conclusions:

Tactile enumeration shows a transition point around six dots.
Suggests a potential subitize-to-count or count-to-estimate shift.
Dot density significantly impacts tactile perceptual accuracy.