Active Touch

Japanese: アクティブタッチ - あくてぃぶたっち
Active Touch

…When you actively touch an object with your hands, you feel the shape and material of the object, not just the separate motor perception of your hands and fingers. This is called active touch. The parietal association area, which connects the sensory and motor systems, must also be able to assess whether the object can be manipulated by your own body. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "active touch" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…能動的に対象を手でさわる場合,手や指のばらばらの運動知覚ではなく対象の形状や対象の材質が感じられる。これをアクティブタッチと呼ぶ。知覚系と運動系を結ぶ頭頂連合野では,対象が自己の身体によって操作可能かどうかという評価を下すこともできなければならない。…

※「アクティブタッチ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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