1/UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL (Montréal, Canada)/4/THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (State College, Etats-Unis)
ISBN / ISSN:
ISSN 0264-6196
Année de publication:
2021
Date de publication:
01/09/2021
Résumé:
The lips and tongue demonstrate similar or greater spatial acuity than the fingertips. Indeed, infants use the mouth to perceive properties of objects such as hardness, texture, and shape. In normal development, it is assumed that mouthing decreases in favour of increasingly advanced hand exploration patterns. However, anecdotal reports suggest that mouthing continues to serve a perceptual function when a person's vision is abnormal. This study explored blind or visually impaired (BVI) adults' self-reported use of mouthing to perceive properties of objects. [...] [Résumé d'auteur]