Princeton Cutaneous Research Project Report Index

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Princeton Cutaneous Research Project (PCRP) Report Index

for Reports 1 through 62 (1962-1993)

Compiled by Amy A. Collins

(Individual Reports available as pdf files - contact R. Cholewiak for availability)

Project Report Numbers Key Word

P-1a. Automatic Vibrotactile Signalling System 1 Equipment

P-1b. Temporal Precedence of Tactile Stimuli 1, 2 Temporal Order

P-2a. Locus as a Coded Dimension in Communication Systems P-1-A, 2, 3 Vibrotactile Language

P-2b. Temporal Precedence of Tactile Stimuli 1, 2 Temporal Order

P-2c. Temporal Relations in the Interaction of Pressure Pulses 2, 3 Temporal Order

P-3a. Locus as a Coded Dimension in Communication Systems 2, 3 Vibrotactile Language

P-3b. Temporal Relations in the Interaction of Pressure Pulses 2, 3 Temporal Order

P-5. Equal Noticeability versus Equal Loudness 4 Loudness

P-6. Pattern Discrimination and Communality 4, 5, 11, 29, 30, 35, 36, Communality,

48-50, P-13 Discrimination

.....FINGERS (Individual Vibrators) P-13

.....FINGER (Optacon Array) 48-50

.....PALM (Matrix Array) 35, 36

.....THIGH (Matrix Array)) 29, 30, 36

.....WHOLE BODY (Individual Vibrators) 4, 5, 11

P-7. Development of an "Optotact" P-3-A,4-6 Equipment

P-8. A New Vibrotactile Transducer 4, 5, 6 Equipment

P-9. Rate of Electrical Onset 4-6, P-16 Rate Judgments

P-10. Vibratory Masking 4, 5, 10-12 Masking

P-11. Apparent Vibrotactile Movement 4, 5-10,52 Apparent Movement

P-12. Vibrotactile Loudness Addition 6-8, 10, (32 as (P-32)), 33,34-39, 50, 52, 53 Loudness

.....FINGER (Optacon Array) 50

.....FINGERS (Individual Vibrators) 6-8, 37

..........Cross-modal to white noise 6, 8 White Noise

..........Magnitude estimation 37

..........Match to one standard 7, 8

.....FOREARM (Individual Vibrators) 10, 36, 37

..........Magnitude estimation 36, 37

..........Match to one standard 10

.....THENAR (Individual Vibrators) 37, 38

..........Magnitude estimation 37, 38

.....THIGH (Matrix Array) 6, 8, (32 as (P-32)), 33-36, 39

..........Cross-modal matching to white noise 6, 8, 39 White Noise

..........Magnitude estimation 36

..........Match to one standard 7, 8, (32 as (P-32)), 33-35

.....WHOLE BODY (INDIVIDUAL VIBRATORS) 6, 8

.......... Cross-modal matching to white noise 6, 8 White Noise

P-13. Pattern Discrimination of the Fingers 6-9, 17-20, P-6, P-15 Discrimination,

.....Pattern Discrimination 6-9, P-6 Vibrotactile Language

.....Vibrotactile Language 17-20, P-15

P-14. Cutaneous Loudness in Noise 6, 7 Loudness

P-15. Temporal and Spatial Patterning 6-15, (15 as (P-26)), 16 Vibrotactile Language

P-1-3A, P-7, P-25, PX-12,15

.....(A) VIBRATESE (15 as (P-26)), 16, P-1A, PX-12

..... (B) OPTOHAPT 6-15, (15 as (P-26)), 16,

P-1-3A, P-7, P-25

..........Apparatus 10, P-1A, P-3A, P-7, P-10

..........Discriminability 6-8, 13, 15, 16, P-2A

..........Learning 9, 11, 12, 16

..........Numerosity 13, 14, P-25 Numerosity

P-16. Growth of Cutaneous Sensation 6-8, P-9 Onset Contours

P-17. Vibrotactile Spatial Interaction (8 as (P-19)), 8-10, 13 Summation

P-18. Waveform as a Discriminable Dimension 8, 10 Discrimination

P-19. Design and Construction of Vibration Sensors 8, 10, 13, 14, 18 Equipment

P-20. Effect of Variation of Skin-Contactor Coupling (10 as (P-12)), 11-13, 27-29, 32-34, 36, 37 Coupling

.....Loudness (10 as (P-12)), 12, 13

.....Threshold 11, 12, 27-29, 33, 34, 36, 37 Threshold

.....Impedance 32, 33 Impedance

P-21. Tactile Detection Processes 11, 12, 13 Detection

P-22. Perception of Temporal Order 11-13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, Temporal Order

..... //listed as P-26 in error in Reports* 20,P-1-B, P-2-B

P-23. Cutaneous Temporal Acuity 12, 18 Temporal Judgment

PX-6. Relations Between Kinesthetic and Vibrotactile Phenomena 12 in Appendix, 17

PX-12. New Signal Generation System 12 in Appendix, 17 Equipment

P-24. The Vibrotactile Intensitive Difference Limen 14 Difference Limen

P-25. Cutaneous Numerousness (13,14 as (P-15)),15-19 Number Judgment

P-26. Provodis 15 Equipment

P-26. Intermodal Perturbations of Temporal Order Judgments 15, 16, (19 as (P-22)), 42-44, 45, 48-50, P-26b Temporal Order

P-26a. Perception of Temporal Order of Multiple Stimuli 16, 17 Temporal Order

P-26b. Intermodal Perturbations of Temporal Order Judgments (13 as (P-22)), (15 as (P-26)), 16-18 Temporal Order

P-27. Punctiform Vibratory Exploration 18, 19, 20 Detection

P-28. The Tau Effect 19 Saltation

P-29. Action Potentials from Human Skin 19, 20 Neural Recordings

P-30. Anomalies of Cutaneous Localization (19 as (P-28)), 20 Saltation

...P-30a. History of the Saltation Effect 21, 25 Saltation

...P-30b. Stimulus Pattern Variations 21, 23-25, 31 Saltation

...P-30c. Distance Fractionation Experiments 21, 22, 25, (38 as (P-42)) Saltation

...P-30d. Electrocutaneous Saltation 21 Saltation

...P-30e. Thermal and Pressure Masking 21 Saltation, Onset Contour

P-31. Propagation of Mechanical Disturbances in the Skin 22

P-32. Computer Generation of Vibrotactile Patterns 23-38, 45-47, 49-51, 53-62 Equipment

.....ABDOMEN (Matrix Array) 23-28

..........PDP-8 Hard/Software 23-28

..........Presentation Mode 28

.....THIGH (Matrix Array) 29-38, 45, 46, 49

..........PDP-8 Hard/Software 29-31, 38

..........Presentation Mode 29-31, 34-37

..........Effect of Masking Noise 30, 31 Masking Noise

..........Loudness 30-32 Loudness

..........Localization 33 Localization

..........Commodore 64 Hard/Software 45, 46

..........IBM PC/XT Hard/Software 45, 46, 49

.....PALM (MATRIX ARRAY) 34

..........PDP-8 Hard/Software 34

.....PALM (MTAC Array) 55-56 Thresholds, Loudness

.....FINGER (OPTACON Array) 45-47, 49-51, 53-54, 60-62

..........Commodore 64 Hard/Software 45, 46

..........IBM PC/XT Hard/Software 45, 46, 49-51, 53-54

..........Presentation Mode 47

..........Loudness 50 Loudness

..........Acuity 53-54 Spatial Acuity

..........IBM Clone Hard/Software 50

.....FINGER (MTAC Array) 55-61 Thresholds, Loudness

P-33. Topographic Discontinuities in Saltation 23, 29-33, 36-39 Saltation

.....Effects of Local Anesthetics 23, 38

.....Effects of Intensity (22 as (P-30C)), 36, 38

.....Effect of the Midline of the Body 23, 29, 32, 33

.....Effect of Number & Spacing of Pulses 37, 38

.....Saltatory Mapping 29-33, 38, 39

.....Multiple Rabbit 29, 38

.....Reduced Rabbit 30-33, 39

P-34. Visual Saltation 24-27, 32, 41-43 Saltation

P-35. Auditory Saltation 24-27 Saltation

P-36. Augmentation and Diminution of Saltation 25-27, 44 Saltation

P-37. Dimensional Interactions in Vibrotactile Information Processing 26-32 Discrimination, Temporal Order

.....Discrimination Task 26, 27

.....Temporal Order Task 27-32

P-38. Temporal Summation at Vibratory "Spots" 28 PC/NPC receptors

P-39. Local Variations in Vibrotactile Sensitivity 33, 34 Threshold Map, Detection

P-40. Temporal Limitations on Saltation 34 Saltation

P-41. Tactile Perception of Roughness 35, 36 "Paper Effect"

P-42. Perception of Tactile Distance 35-38, 47-50 Distance Judgment,

.....Magnitude Judgements 35-38, 47-49 Tau Effect,

.....Cross-Modality Matching 36, 37, 48 Saltation

.....Cross-Site Matching 36, 48, 49

.....Magnitude Estimation 35, 37, 38, 47

.....Effect of SOA 37, 38, 47, 48, 50

P-43. Vibrotactile Frequency Scaling 37-42, 46

.....Magnitude Judgments 37, 38

.....Identification 38

.....Magnitude Estimation 38

.....Magnitude Matches 37, 38

.....Rate Judgments 38-42, 46

.....Bisection 38

.....Cross-Modality Matching 40

.....Identification 38, 41, 42, 46

.....Magnitude Estimation 38, 39

P-44. Haptographics (38 as (P-32)), 39, 40-42 Interactive System

P-45. The Continuity Effect in Vibration 40 Continuity Effect

P-46. Spatial Limitations on Saltation (29-33, 38, 39 as (P-33)), 40 Saltation

P-47. Vibrotactile Pattern Recognition, (28-31 as (P-32)), 41, 43, Masking,

.....Discrimination, and Masking 44, 45, 50-62 Discrmination

P-48. Tactile Pattern Recognition and Sonor Imaging 41-43, 46, 47, 49 Vibrotactile Aid

P-49. Vibrotactile Supplementation of Lipreading Information 42, 43, 45, 47 Vibrotactile Aid

P-50. Localization of Low- and High- Frequency Vibratory Stimuli 48-51, 54, 56, 58 Localization, PC/NPC receptors

P-51 Influence of Temperature on Vibrotactile Information Processing 52 Temperature

P-52 Basic Psychophysical Measures as a Function of Body Site 52-62 Magnitude Estimation,Pulse, Sine

P-53 Correlates of Vibrotactile Pattern Recognition Performance 58-62

.....Basic Measures of Tactile Sensitivity 58, 59, 60

.....Elementary Measures of Vibrotactile Pattern Perception 58, 59, 60, 62

Complex Measures of Vibrotactile Pattern Perception 58, 59

Non-Tactile Measures of Observer Ability 58, 59, 60, 62

Multivariate Analyses of the Interrelations Among These Measures 58, 60, 62

P-54 Saltatory Effect in Pattern Generation 58, 59, 60,61

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