| Descriptor English: | Touch Perception | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Percepción del Tacto                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Percepção do Tato | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Perception du toucher | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Perception, Tactile Perception, Touch Perceptions, Tactile Perceptions, Touch Tactile Perception Tactile Perceptions Touch Perceptions  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        F02.463.593.894 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055698 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The process by which the nature and meaning of tactile stimuli are recognized and interpreted by the brain, such as realizing the characteristics or name of an object being touched. | 
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| Annotation: | differentiate from TOUCH: TOUCH PERCEPTION takes place in the brain, TOUCH takes place in the skin and mucous membranes | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        DE                                                            drug effects GE genetics IM immunology PH physiology RE radiation effects  | 
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| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Touch (1965-2008) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2009 | 
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| History Note: | 2009 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 53266 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D055698 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2009/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2008/07/08 | 
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                                        PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOLOGY
 
Psychological Phenomena [F02]Psychological Phenomena 
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                                        M0519553 | 
                                
| Scope note | The process by which the nature and meaning of tactile stimuli are recognized and interpreted by the brain, such as realizing the characteristics or name of an object being touched. | 
| Preferred term | Touch Perception | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Perception, Tactile                                                 Perception, Touch Perceptions, Tactile Perceptions, Touch Tactile Perception Tactile Perceptions Touch Perceptions  | 
                                
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