Hand preference and hand ability : evidence from studies in haptic cognition /

Hand preference and hand ability : evidence from studies in haptic cognition /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ittyerah, Miriam, author.
Imprint:	Amsterdam : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Advances in interaction studies, 1879-873X ; Volume 5 Advances in interaction studies ; v. 5.
Subject:	Touch. Hand. Left- and right-handedness. Hand. Left- and right-handedness. Touch. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11207034

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ISBN:	9789027271648 902727164X 1299834663 9781299834668 9789027204592 9027204594
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This volume adds new dimension and organization to the literature of touch and the hand, covering a diversity of topics surrounding the perception and cognition of touch in relation to the hand. No animal species compare to humans with regard to the haptic (or touch) sense, so unlike visual or auditory cognition, we know little about such haptic cognition. We do know that motor skills play a major role in haptics, but senses like vision do not determine hand preference or hand ability. It seems also that the potential ability to perform a task may be present in both hands and evidence indicate.
Other form:	Print version: Ittyerah, Miriam. Hand preference and hand ability 9789027204592

Table of Contents:

1. Preface
2. Chapter 1. Ways of knowing
3. Chapter 2. Hand
4. Chapter 3. Hand and brain
5. Chapter 4. Tactile cognition
6. Chapter 5. Hand and skill
7. Epilogue
8. References
9. Author index
10. Subject index