Overview
- Offers a multidisciplinary view of human hand function and its recovery
- Presents concrete case studies on topics of high social impact
- Merges epistemological, physiological and social considerations with concrete engineering and medical experience
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics (SAPERE, volume 38)
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Drawing on shared research experiences and collaborative projects, this book offers a broad and timely perspective on research on the hand and its current challenges. It especially emphasizes the interdisciplinary context in which researchers need to be trained in contemporary science. From language to psychology, from neurology to the social sciences, and from art to philosophy and religion, the chapters discuss various aspects involved in hand research and therapy. On the basis of concrete and validated case studies, they approach hand function and gestures from different perspectives – not only neurological and medical, but also philosophical, evolutionary and anthropological. By highlighting the overlaps between different areas of research, the book seeks to foster better communication between researchers, and ultimately a better understanding of hand function and its recovery. It offers essential information and inspirations for students, researchers and practitioners in the fields of psychology, epistemology, bioengineering, neuroscience, anthropology and bioethics.
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Keywords
- Bio-medical Humanities in Scientific Practice
- Hand Control and Sensory Feedback
- Tactile Perception
- Neural Interfaces
- Hand and Human Communication
- Gestures and Signs
- Children’s Object Manipulation
- Hand Mediated Social Interaction
- Children’s Motor Development
- Upper-limb Prosthetics
- Hand and Music Expression
Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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From Action to Cognition, from Cognition to Action
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The Hand, Human Identity and Creativity
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Hand
Book Subtitle: Perception, Cognition, Action
Editors: Marta Bertolaso, Nicola Di Stefano
Series Title: Studies in Applied Philosophy, Epistemology and Rational Ethics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66881-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-66880-2Published: 05 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88336-6Published: 15 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-66881-9Published: 22 September 2017
Series ISSN: 2192-6255
Series E-ISSN: 2192-6263
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 192
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Philosophy of Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Self and Identity, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics