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We describe an apparatus for testing laterality in haptic processing in the discrimination of nonsense shapes in humans or monkeys. The system, which permits either mono- or dichhaptic discrimination, automatically provides data on the measurement of accuracy along with information on hand exploratory strategies.
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We would like to thank V. Ginouvier for the preparation of Figure 1. We are also grateful to Jacques Vauclair (CNRS, Marseille, France) and Kim Wallen (Emory University, Atlanta) for their helpul comments on the first draft of this paper.
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Fagot, J., Arnaud, B., Chlambretto, M. et al. Lateralization in haptic processing: An apparatus for analyzing manual strategies. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers 24, 54–59 (1992). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03203470
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