Movement enhances tactile sensitivity through prediction
Abstract
This study refines the classical view of somatosensory gating by dissociating bias and precision in tactile perception during movement. We show that while perceived intensity decreases in both active and passive motion, tactile discrimination improves when upcoming kinematics are predictable. These findings reveal that tactile gating involves not only reafferent suppression but also predictive sharpening of sensory precision.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Free Will and Agency
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Motor Control and Adaptation
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Neurophysiology
- Publisher
- American Physiological Society
- Volume
- 135
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 888–895
- Publication date
- 17 March 2026
- Language
- EN