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Tactile adaptation transfers between distance and continuous size.

Luigi Tamè¹, Naiha Khan², Kane Allarakhia¹

¹University of Kent , Canterbury, UK.

Proceedings. Biological Sciences

|January 27, 2026

Summary

Tactile distance perception differs for two touches versus continuous objects. Early tactile processing influences two-touch distance, while object-specific mechanisms handle continuous object size.

Keywords:

adaptation anisotropy size constancy somatosensory system tactile aftereffect touch

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Background:

Tactile spatial perception exhibits distortions, with perceived distance between two touches being larger on sensitive skin.
This distortion is reduced when estimating the size of a single continuous object.
Understanding shared mechanisms in tactile perception is crucial for explaining these differences.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if mechanisms processing the distance between two touches overlap with those for continuous object perception.
To determine the stage of tactile processing involved in these distinct perceptual tasks using adaptation aftereffects.

Main Methods:

Experiment 1: Adaptation to two-point distances and assessment of aftereffects on both two-point and continuous object perception.
Experiment 2: Adaptation to continuous objects and evaluation of effects on distance perception.

Main Results:

Adaptation to two-point stimuli induced similar aftereffects for both two-point and continuous object stimuli.
Adaptation to continuous objects resulted in larger aftereffects specifically for object stimuli.
These findings suggest differential generalization of tactile adaptation effects.

Conclusions:

Tactile aftereffects from simple touches generalize across stimulation types, indicating early-stage processing.
Aftereffects from continuous objects are stimulus-specific, suggesting later-stage, object-specific processing.
Distance perception of two touches likely occurs at early tactile stages, influencing later processing, while continuous object perception is processed later and is stimulus-specific.