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Descriptor English: Touch Perception
Descriptor Spanish: Percepción del Tacto
Descriptor percepción del tacto
Entry term(s) percepción táctil
Scope note: Proceso por el cual el cerebro reconoce la naturaleza y el significado de los estímulos táctiles, como darse cuenta de las características o nombre de un objeto que se palpa.
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
Tree number(s): F02.463.593.894
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.
Annotation: differentiate from TOUCH: TOUCH PERCEPTION takes place in the brain, TOUCH takes place in the skin and mucous membranes
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Touch (1965-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 53266
Unique ID: D055698
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Touch Perception - Preferred
Concept UI 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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