Sub-surface Skin Deformation in Response to Gentle Brushing
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| author | Sakaguchi, Saito Duvernoy, Basil Fridberger, Anders Olausson, Håkan McIntyre, Sarah |
| author_facet | Sakaguchi, Saito Duvernoy, Basil Fridberger, Anders Olausson, Håkan McIntyre, Sarah |
| contents | Even simple tactile stimuli can lead to remarkably different perceptions among individuals, both in intensity and pleasantness. To understand the physical factors behind this variation, it is important to investigate how mechanical events are transmitted through the skin. In this study, we visualize the internal skin strains in response to soft brushing stimuli using functional Optical Coherence Tomography (fOCT), which provides depth-resolved time-series data of the displacement of the skin. Driven with custom-made software, the system enabled sub-surface imaging at a refresh rate of 10 kHz. Brushing was applied to the back of the hand, and skin displacement was observed at different depths. The results show that each skin layer responds differently to the stimulus, suggesting that internal skin dynamics play a role in tactile perception. This method offers a way to investigate how mechanical events within the skin relate to sensory function. |
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| spellingShingle | Sub-surface Skin Deformation in Response to Gentle Brushing Sakaguchi, Saito Duvernoy, Basil Fridberger, Anders Olausson, Håkan McIntyre, Sarah Biological Physics Tissues and Organs Even simple tactile stimuli can lead to remarkably different perceptions among individuals, both in intensity and pleasantness. To understand the physical factors behind this variation, it is important to investigate how mechanical events are transmitted through the skin. In this study, we visualize the internal skin strains in response to soft brushing stimuli using functional Optical Coherence Tomography (fOCT), which provides depth-resolved time-series data of the displacement of the skin. Driven with custom-made software, the system enabled sub-surface imaging at a refresh rate of 10 kHz. Brushing was applied to the back of the hand, and skin displacement was observed at different depths. The results show that each skin layer responds differently to the stimulus, suggesting that internal skin dynamics play a role in tactile perception. This method offers a way to investigate how mechanical events within the skin relate to sensory function. |
| title | Sub-surface Skin Deformation in Response to Gentle Brushing |
| topic | Biological Physics Tissues and Organs |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23462 |