The sense of appreciating the elements of the external cortex in which the sensations of the body are registered; the Rolandic area, the area lying about the central fissure.
The ability to perceive the nature and form of objects by the sense of touch.
Sensation of being able to identify objects through the sense of touch (without looking) by shape, weight, or size.
Ability to perceive and understand the form and nature of objects by touching them.
the ability to recognize an object placed in the hands without looking at it
The faculty of perceiving and understanding the form and nature of objects by the sense of touch.
Recognition of the shape or identity of a stimulus based solely on touch
the appreciation of form through touch
The ability to perceive the form of an object by using the sense of touch. This sense, along with tactile spatial acuity, vibration perception, texture discrimination and proprioception, are mediated by the Dorsal Column-Medial Leminiscal system of the Central Nervous System. According to the GP Notebook at http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk, stereognosis is a higher cerebral associative cortical function.