The sense of touch, or tactile perception, is what allows organisms to feel the world around them.

The environment acts as an external stimulus, and tactile perception is the act of passively exploring the world to simply sense it.

The nose has a dual function, both olfactory and tactile perception.

Since braille is one of the few writing systems where tactile perception is used, as opposed to visual perception, a braille reader must develop new skills.

"Confirmation by tactile perception - very important," Groton said, not mocking her; but he did not move.

These findings, together with those for normal subjects, therefore suggest that the right hemisphere plays an important role in mediating tactile perception of direction.

Thus it appears that the right hemisphere bears particular responsibility in the tactile perception of shape.

The responses may be more common in children: a pair of studies found that autistic children had impaired tactile perception while autistic adults did not.

There is no observed negative effect on tactile perception when a raccoon stands in water below 10 C (50 F) for hours.

His research includes electrophysiological and optogenetic studies in rodents, particularly the whisker system, a widely studied model for understanding tactile perception.