Essays about: "tactile stimulation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words tactile stimulation.

1. 1. Human-Animal Interactions in the Early Life of Dairy Calves : effect of brushing on behavior and health

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Patricia Bilsland; [2023]
   Keywords : dairy calf; tactile stimulation; brushing; human-animal interaction; anthrozoology; health; individual housing; behavior;

   Abstract : This study was conducted to investigate the influence of positive human-animal interactions and tactile stimulation on the behavior and health of young dairy calves. 16 individually housed calves were divided into two groups: One group received tactile stimulation by manual brushing for 30 minutes twice daily for 10 days, and the control group was housed in the same settings but was not brushed. READ MORE

3. 2. Enhancing Sensory Discrimination Training using Brain Modulation

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

   Author : Agnes Westerlund; [2022]
   Keywords : Transcranial direct current stimulation; sensory discrimination training; tactile acuity; phantom limb pain; two-point discrimination test; Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test;

   Abstract : Damage to the nervous system may cause sensorimotor impairment, often resulting in chronic neuropathic pain. Phantom limb pain affects multiple amputees and the treatment options are limited. A promising treatment option to reduce chronic pain is by training sensory discrimination. READ MORE

4. 3. Product design for children with NDD diagnoses

   University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

   Author : Emma Bergman; Dagmar Berg; [2022]
   Keywords : Neurodevelopmental disorders; NDD; ADHD; ASD; Time perception; Assitive technology; Time perception aid; Product design; Concept development; Neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar; NPF; ADHD; AST; Tidsuppfattning; Hjälpmedel; Tidshjälpmedel; Produktdesign; Konceptutveckling;

   Abstract : Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) is a collective name for diagnoses such as ADHD, ASD/Autism, Tourette’s syndrome and language disorders. A child with these diagnoses has different deficits that can be divided into the following problem areas; Social interaction, Learning difficulties, Memory and motor skills, and Concentration difficulties. READ MORE

5. 4. Canine stress responses : a study on the impact of petting on behaviour, saliva cortisol and heart rate of dogs

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Tanmayee Anil Chaudhary; [2021]
   Keywords : petted; not-petted; behaviour; body postures; vocalisation; saliva cortisol; heart rate;

   Abstract : From previous researches it has been shown that dogs being petted by familiar people show more calming gestures and social approach. The aim of this experiment was to investigate whether a 5-minute tactile stimulation reduces or buffers the stress reaction in dogs. The participants were 20 privately owned dogs and their owners. READ MORE

6. 5. Rubber hand illusion and affective touch : A systematic review

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Jesper Anell; [2020]
   Keywords : Rubber hand illusion; affective touch; cognitive neuroscience; body ownership; interoception;

   Abstract : The feeling of owning a body part is often investigated by conducting and manipulating the rubber hand illusion, a three-way integration of vision, touch, and proprioception. In the last decade, more research on the role of interoception, the sense of the body's’ internal state, in the illusion has been made. READ MORE