Publications
Miller, A.J.; Bettelani, G. C.; Fani, S.; Bianchi, M.; Brown, J.D.
On the Utility of Affective Feedback in Prosthesis Embodiment
2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference / View Abstract and Link
We experience many rich haptic interactions through our natural limbs that involve emotional affect and dis-criminative task-related information. When the limb is amputated and replaced with a prosthesis, amputees are deprived of these sensations. This lack of haptic sensation limits prosthesis embodiment and can result in device abandonment. Enabling embodiment, however, will require more than restoration of task-specific haptic feedback. Here, we propose a novel haptic feedback approach to provide the C-tactile sensations shown to foster embodiment. We hypothesize that this approach will align sensory expectations with actual sensory afferents and enhance the possibility of embodiment and better prosthesis utility.
@INPROCEEDINGS{9517126,
author={Miller, Alexandra J. and Carolina Bettelani, Gemma and Fani, Simone and Bianchi, Matteo and Brown, Jeremy D.},
booktitle={2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC)},
title={On the Utility of Affective Feedback in Prosthesis Embodiment},
year={2021},
volume={},
number={},
pages={874-874},
doi={10.1109/WHC49131.2021.9517126}}