Connectionists: IEEE Transactions on Haptics: Special Issue on Haptics in Neuroscience

[Sliman Bensmaia]

This special issue calls for papers related to the study of the neural
basis of haptic perception and to technologies designed for haptic
interaction. In particular, topics will include
:
• The psychophysics of touch and its physiological basis in the
peripheral and central nervous systems • Computational models of the
skin, the peripheral nerve, and/or central processing of somatosensory
information
• Approaches to convey somatosensory feedback through neural interfaces
• Haptic devices that generate well-controlled tactile and kinesthetic
stimuli for use in psychophysical, neuroimaging and neurophysiological
studies
• Devices and experimental studies that measure the skin response
during haptic interactions
• Haptic interfaces, sensors and devices that are inspired by the
biology of touch

Timeline
December 31, 2015 Deadline for paper submissions
February 1, 2016 First decisions to authors
May 1, 2016 Second decisions to authors
August 1, 2016 Final publication materials due from authors
November 1, 2016 Special issue publication

Submission Process
Visit http://www.computer.org/toh to view formatting requirements, and
submit your paper at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/th-cs. When
uploading your paper please select the appropriate special issue under
the category “Manuscript Type.”

Guest Editors
Dr. Sliman Bensmaia, University of Chicago (sliman at uchicago.edu)
Dr. Ingvars Birznieks, University of New South Wales (i.birznieks at unsw.edu.au)
Dr. Gregory Gerling, University of Virginia (gg7h at virginia.edu)
Dr. Fabrizio Sergi, University of Delaware (fabs at udel.edu)

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Sliman Bensmaia
Associate Professor
Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy
University of Chicago
773.834.5203
http://bensmaialab.org
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