Prior information and predictive mechanisms in exploration and perception during active touch

Project A5 investigates how people control natural explorations and use information in active touch. In the next funding period, we want to complete our model of information integration by including efference copy-based predictions and investigate higher-level mechanisms that underlie the previously observed optimal use of predictive and sensory signals: Mid-term mechanisms for making prior information usable for exploratory control and mechanisms that coordinate sequential behavior in complete visuo-haptic sensorimotor routines (in particular the interplay of visual and haptic explorations and their termination).

new project-related publications

Cavdan, M., Doerschner, K., Drewing, K. (2022). Haptic Discrimination of Different Types of Soft Materials. In: H. Seifi, et al. Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications. EuroHaptics 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13235. Springer, Cham. find preprint

Cavdan, M., Goktepe, N., Drewing, K., & Doerschner, K. (2023). Assessing the representational structure of softness activated by words. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 8974. find paper

Dövencioǧlu, D. N., Üstün, F. S., Doerschner, K., & Drewing, K. (2022). Hand explorations are determined by the characteristics of the perceptual space of real-world materials from silk to sand. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 14785. find paper

Drewing, K. (2024). Perceptuo-affective organization of touched materials in younger and older adultsPlos one, 19e0296633. find paper

Drewing, K., Vroomen, J. (2022). Moving Hands Feel Stimuli Before Stationary Hands. In: H. Seifi, et al. Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications. EuroHaptics 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13235. Springer, Cham. find paper

Fuehrer, E., Voudouris, D., Lezkan, A., Drewing, K., & Fiehler, K. (2022). Tactile suppression stems from specific sensorimotor predictions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(20), e2118445119. find paper

Jeschke, M., Drewing, K., & Azañón, E. (2023, July). The Tactile Distance Aftereffect Transfers to Roughness Perception. In 2023 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 8-13). IEEE. find paper

Jeschke, M., Zoeller, A.C. & Drewing, K. (2024). Humans flexibly use visual priors to optimize their haptic exploratory behavior.Scientific Reports14, 14906 find paper

Jeschke, M., Zöller, A.C., Drewing, K. (2022). Influence of Prior Visual Information on Exploratory Movement Direction in Texture Perception. In: H. Seifi, et al. Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications. EuroHaptics 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13235. Springer, Cham. find paper

Katircilar, D., & Drewing, K. (2023, July). The Effects of Movement Direction and Glove on Spatial Frequency Discrimination in Oriented Textures. In 2023 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 313-318). IEEE. find paper

Lin, L. P. Y., Cavdan, M., Doerschner, K., & Drewing, K. (2023, July). The Influence of Surface Roughness and Surface Size on Perceived Pleasantness. In 2023 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 417-424). IEEE. find paper

Metzger, A., & Toscani, M. (2022). Unsupervised learning of haptic material properties. eLife, 11, e64876. find paper

Metzger, A., Lotz, A., Drewing, K. (2022). Neutral Point in Haptic Perception of Softness. In: H. Seifi, et al. Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications. EuroHaptics 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13235. Springer, Cham. find preprint

Toscani, M., Metzger. A. (2022). A Database of Vibratory Signals from Free Haptic Exploration of Natural Material Textures and Perceptual Judgments (ViPer): Analysis of Spectral Statistics. In: H. Seifi, et al. Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications. EuroHaptics 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13235. Springer, Cham. find preprint

Ziegler, M. & Drewing, K. (2022). Get in touch with numbers–an approximate number comparison task in the haptic modality. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-17. find paper

Ziegler, M. C., Stricker, L. K., & Drewing, K. (2023). The role of spatial information in an approximate cross-modal number matching task. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-14. find paper

former project-related publications

Billino, J., & Drewing, K. (2018). Age effects on visuo-haptic length discrimination: Evidence for optimal integration of senses in senior adults. Multisensory Research, 31(3-4), 273-300. find paper

Cavdan, M., Doerschner, K. & Drewing, K. (2021). Task and material properties interactively affect softness explorations along different dimensions. IEEE Transactions on Haptics. find paper

Cavdan, M., Drewing, K., & Doerschner, K. (2021). The look and feel of soft are similar across different softness dimensions. Journal of vision, 21(10), 20-20. find paper

Cavdan, M., Ennis, R., Drewing, K. & Doerschner, K. (2021). Constraining haptic exploration with sensors and gloves hardly changes the multidimensional structure of softness perception. In 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 31-36), IEEE. find paper

Cavdan, M., Freund, A., Trieschmann, A. K., Doerschner, K. & Drewing, K. (2020). From Hate to Love: How Learning Can Change Affective Responses to Touched Materials. In: Nisky I., Hartcher-O’Brien J., Wiertlewski M., Smeets J. (eds) "Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications". EuroHaptics 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12272. Springer, Cham. find paper

Cellini, C., Scocchia, L., & Drewing, K. (2016). The buzz-lag effect. Experimental brain research, 10, 2849-2857. find paper

Drewing , K. (2018). The extent of skin bending rather than action possibilities explains why holes feel larger with the tongue than with the finger. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44(4), 535. find paper

Drewing, K. (2016). Low-Amplitude Textures Explored with the Bare Finger: Roughness Judgments Follow an Inverted U-Shaped Function of Texture Period Modified by Texture Type. Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications (pp. 206-217). Springer: Heidelberg. find paper

Drewing, K. (2018, June). Judged Roughness as a Function of Groove Frequency and Groove Width in 3D-Printed Gratings. In International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications (pp. 258-269). Springer, Cham. find paper

Drewing, K. & Lezkan, A. (2021). Masking interferes with haptic texture perception from sequential exploratory movements. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 83(4), 1766-1776. find paper

Drewing, K. & Zoeller R. (2021). Influence of presentation order on force control in softness exploration. In 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 19-24), IEEE. find paper

Drewing, K., Bruckbauer, S., & Szoke, D. (2015). Felt hole size depends on force and on the pliability of the effector. World Haptics Conference, 2015 IEEE (pp. 100-105). IEEE. find paper

Drewing, K., Hitzel, E., & Scocchia, L. (2018). The haptic and the visual flash-lag effect and the role of flash characteristics. PloS one, 13(1), e0189291. find paper

Drewing, K., Weyel, C., Celebi, H., & Kaya, D. (2018). Systematic relations between affective and sensory material dimensions in touch. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 11(4), 611-622. find paper

Lezkan, A. & Drewing, K. (2014). Unequal - but fair? Weights in the serial integration of haptic texture information. Haptics: Neuroscience, Devices, Modeling, and Applications (pp. 386-392). Springer: Heidelberg. find paper

Lezkan, A. & Drewing, K. (2016). Going against the grain – Texture orientation affects direction of exploratory movement. Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications (pp. 430-440). Springer: Heidelberg. find paper

Lezkan, A. Manuel, S.G. Colgate, J.E., Klatzky, R.L,. Peshkin, M.A. & Drewing, K. (2016). Multiple Fingers – One Gestalt. IEEE Transactions on Haptics ,9(2), 255-266. find paper

Lezkan, A., & Drewing, K. (2015). Predictive and sensory signals systematically lower peak forces in the exploration of softer objects. World Haptics Conference, 2015 IEEE (pp. 69-74). IEEE. find paper

Lezkan, A., & Drewing, K. (2018a). Processing of haptic texture information over sequential exploration movements. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 80(1), 177-192. find paper

Lezkan, A., Drewing, K. (2018b). Interdependences between finger movement direction and haptic perception of oriented textures. PLoS ONE, 13(12): e0208988. find paper

Lezkan, A., Metzger, A., & Drewing, K. (2018). Active Haptic Exploration of Softness: Indentation Force is Systematically Related to Prediction, Sensation and Motivation. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 12, 59. find paper

Metzger A., Drewing K. (2020). Switching Between Objects Improves Precision in Haptic Perception of Softness. In: Nisky I., Hartcher-O’Brien J., Wiertlewski M., Smeets J. (eds) "Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications". EuroHaptics 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12272. Springer, Cham. find paper.

Metzger, A. & Drewing, K. (2016). Haptic aftereffect of softness. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications (pp. 23-32). Springer: Heidelberg. find paper

Metzger, A. & Drewing, K. (2021). A Kalman filter model for predicting discrimination performance in free and restricted haptic explorations.In 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 439-444), IEEE. find paper

Metzger, A., & Drewing, K (2019b). Memory influences haptic perception of softness. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-10. find paper

Metzger, A., & Drewing, K. (2015). Haptically perceived softness of deformable stimuli can be manipulated by applying external forces during the exploration. World Haptics Conference, 2015 IEEE (pp. 75-81). IEEE. find paper

Metzger, A., & Drewing, K. (2019a). Effects of Stimulus Exploration Length and Time on the Integration of Information in Haptic Softness Discrimination. IEEE transactions on haptics, 12(4), 451-460. find paper

Metzger, A., Drewing, K. (2017). The longer the first stimulus is explored in softness discrimination the longer it can be compared to the second one. Worldhaptics Conference 2017 (pp. 31-36), IEEE. find paper

Metzger, A., Lezkan, A., & Drewing, K. (2018). Integration of serial sensory information in haptic perception of softness. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44(4), 551. find paper

Metzger, A., Mueller, S., Fiehler, K., & Drewing, K. (2019). Top-down modulation of shape and roughness discrimination in active touch by covert attention. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 81(2), 462-475. find paper

Metzger, A., Toscani, M., Akbarinia, A., Valsecchi, M. & Drewing, K. (2021). Deep neural network model of haptic saliency. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1395. find paper, DATA

Metzger, A., Toscani, M., Valsecchi, M., & Drewing, K. (2018, June). Haptic Saliency Model for Rigid Textured Surfaces. In International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications (pp. 389-400). Springer, Cham. find paper

Metzger, A., Toscani, M., Valsecchi, M., & Drewing, K. (2019). Dynamics of exploration in haptic search. In 2019 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC) (pp. 277-282). IEEE. find paper

Metzger, A., Toscani, M., Valsecchi, M., & Drewing, K. (2021). Target search and inspection strategies in haptic search. IEEE Transactions on Haptic Perception. find paper

Mueller, S., de Haas, B., Metzger, A., Drewing, K., & Fiehler, K. (2019). Neural correlates of top-down modulation of haptic shape versus roughness perception. Human Brain Mapping, 40(18), 5172-5184. find paper

Wolf, C., & Drewing, K. (2020). The size-weight illusion comes along with improved weight discrimination. PloS one, 15(7), e0236440. find paper

Wolf, C., Tiest, W. M. B., & Drewing, K. (2018). A mass-density model can account for the size-weight illusion. PloS one, 13(2), e0190624. find paper

Zoeller A.C. & Drewing K. A. (2020b). A Systematic Comparison of Perceptual Performance in Softness Discrimination with Different Fingers. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 82(7), 3696-3709. find paper

Zoeller, A. C., Lezkan, A., Paulun, V. C., Fleming, R. W., & Drewing, K. (2019). Integration of prior knowledge during haptic exploration depends on information type. Journal of vision, 19(4), 20-20. find paper

Zoeller, A.C., & Drewing K. (2020a). Systematic Adaptation of Exploration Force to Exploration Duration in Softness Discrimination. In: Nisky I., Hartcher-O’Brien J., Wiertlewski M., Smeets J. (eds) "Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications". EuroHaptics 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12272. Springer, Cham. find paper

Zöller, A. C., Lezkan, A., Paulun, V. C., Fleming, R. W., & Drewing, K. (2018, June). Influence of Different Types of Prior Knowledge on Haptic Exploration of Soft Objects. In International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications (pp. 413-424). Springer, Cham. find paper