Publications by authors named "Pierre-Henri Cornuault"
Considering object identification and recognition as well as human interaction with objects, texture as a surface property plays a crucial role. A deeper understanding of tactile aesthetics can be useful in the applied field such as in product designs that appeal more to our senses and that are more effective in eliciting certain emotional responses from a potential consumer. In the present study, behavioral experiments were performed using unfamiliar custom-made dot pattern stimuli under two complementary questionings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Tactile sensitivity is impaired in older adults, which contributes to the loss of manual dexterity and mobility function. The reliability of classical psychophysical tests, such as two-point gap discrimination, has been questioned. Here we tested a new method to determine tactile acuity during dynamic touch, which is more functional than static touch.
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- * Thirteen men and thirteen women participated in experiments that measured the tangential and normal forces during finger movements across the surfaces, revealing notable differences in friction behaviors between genders.
- * Findings highlight the importance of the fingerpad's lipid/water ratio and the roughness of the fingerpad, indicating that men generally have rougher finger surfaces than women, affecting their ability to distinguish between different levels of friction.