Movement enhances tactile sensitivity through prediction
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This study refines the classical view of somatosensory gating by dissociating bias and precision in tactile perception during movement. We show that while perceived intensity decreases in both active and passive motion, tactile discrimination improves when upcoming kinematics are predictable. These findings reveal that tactile gating involves not only reafferent suppression but also predictive sharpening of sensory precision.
Source: Journal of Neurophysiology
Institution: Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Language: English
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: European Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W7138204338