Tactile Modality

Definition:

The tactile modality is the stimulus modality pertaining to the sense of contact via the skin with other, external objects.

Definition Source:

AL and JT

Synonyms:

Parent Entity:

Stimulus Modality

Example:

A vibrating device held to the skin, whether or not it was intended to be painful, would have the tactile modality. It may have the subtype of a pain modality, depending on its strength.

Logical Restrictions:

Comments:

The tactile modality covers a number of sub-terms (see related concepts). We acknowledge that there is some argument whether pain, pressure, and thermal modalities are sub-types of the tactile modality; but currently that seems to have little logical impact on this structure. If it is shown to lead to a logical error at some point we can change it.

Created Date:

2010/10/29

Curator:

AL and JT

Curation Status:

Curation Complete Dec 2010

URI

http://www.cogpo.org/ontologies/CogPOver1.owl#COGPO_00131

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