The Role of the Thumb: Study of Finger Motion in Grasping and Reachability Space in Human and Robotic Hands
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DOI: 10.1109/tsmc.2016.2531679
Abstract: It is well acknowledged that the opposing thumb granted humans advanced manipulation capabilities. However, such a feature is not statistically quantified, and its representation is not formally addressed in robotics yet. This paper studies whether… read more here.
Keywords: reachability space; motion; space human; robotic hands ... See more keywords
Map-Like Representations of an Abstract Conceptual Space in the Human Brain
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DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.620056
Abstract: Much of higher cognition involves abstracting away from sensory details and thinking conceptually. How do our brains learn and represent such abstract concepts? Recent work has proposed that neural representations in the medial temporal lobe… read more here.
Keywords: representations abstract; map like; space human; conceptual space ... See more keywords