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                  <text>[Reprinted from THE

JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE, Vol. 117, No. 1,

Jan. 1953]

PERCEPTION OF SIMULTANEOUS TACTILE STIMULI
BY MENTALLY DEFECTIVE SUB]ECTS*1'
MAX FINK, M.D.;t

MARTIN A. GREEN, M.D.§
AND

MORRIS B. BENDER, M.D.
In studiesof the perception of two tactile stimuli applied simultaneously, it has been demonstrated that patients with diffuse brain
dysfunction make errors. They persist in making errors either in re—
porting only one of the stimuli (extinction) or in mislocalizing one or
both stimuli (displacement). When errors are made in simultaneous
stimulation of face and hand (the face—hand test) (I), the errors are
in the recognition of the stimulus applied to the hand. The percept in
the cheek is correctly reported. This “face-dominance” is apparent on
initial test trials of normal adults. Similar results have been obtained
in tests of young children.
Children under the age of six years respond to simultaneous tactile
tests almost with the same frequency of errors as do patients with dif—
use brain dysfunction. With these facts before us, it soon became ap—
parent that mental age was a factor in the perceptual response. There—
fore, a study of the responses of mentally retarded adults with mental
ages of young children was undertaken. Simultaneous tactile tests were
applied to a group of mentally defective patients, and three aspects
were studied: their responses to the tests; the order of dominance; and
the relation, if any, to standard psychometric tests.
SUBJECTS AND METHOD

Fifty—seven mentally retarded adults from the wards of

Letchworth
Village, New York were examined. They ranged in chronological age
from 13 to 41, and in mental age from two years, six months to nine
‘From the Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, New York University College
of Medicine and the Neurologic Service of Bellevue and the Mount Sinai Hospital,

New York.
fRead before the Seventh Annual Convention and Scientiﬁc Program, Society of
Biological Psychiatry, Atlantic City, May 11, 1952.
IThis work aided in part by a Fellowship from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
§Post—Doctorate Fellowship, United States Public Health Service. Work aided, in
part, by a Grand—in—Aid #MH-139 from the United State Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health.

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44

years, eight months. The ﬁgures for mental ages were those recorded
in hospital records reflecting performance on Stanford—Binet tests; and
in each instance, the most recent estimate was used.

RESPONSES TO SIMULTANEOUS TACTILE TESTS
ON INITIAL AND SUBsEQUENT TRIALS
FACE-HAND TEST
100
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5

6

7

TRIAL NUMBER

8

9

10

showing responses to simultaneous tactile tests on initial and subsequent trials of the face-hand test in adults with organic mental syndrome, normal
children of three to six years, mentally defective adults, and normal adults.
FIG. I.—-Graph

The subject was asked to close his eyes. Following this, he was
simultaneously touched on the right cheek and the dorsum of the
left hand. The examiner asked: “What did you feel?” If there was no
response, the examiner said “Did you feel me touch you” and “Point
to the place Where I touched you.” After this test the subject was again
asked to close his eyes and the left cheek and left hand were stimu—
lated, and the reports recorded. Subsequent tests included stimulation
of left cheek and right hand, right cheek and hand, both cheeks, and
both hands. This sequence of six trials was then repeated so that a
total of 12 tests involving the cheek and hand combinations were

carried out.
Subsequently, tests of other body parts, as hand—foot, cheek—shoulder,
thigh—foot, shoulder—thigh, cheek—foot, and shoulder—hand were intro—
duced—four trials of each asymmetric combination and one trial each
of the symmetric body parts. The entire sequence of tactile tests was
completed with a repetition of trials of the face-hand test.

�Perception of Tactile Stimuli by Mental Patient:

45

RESULTS

On the initial trial, 98 percent of mentally retarded subjects reported the stimuli incorrectly. Eighty percent reported the face percept
only, omitting the percept to the hand, a type of sensory extinctionﬁ“
The remainder localized the face percept correctly, but mislocalized
the second percept to the opposite check, a type of
sensory displace—
ment. No subjects reported the stimulus to the hand alone or mislocalized the cheek stimulus to the hand. These
responses are expressions of “face dominance.”
Face dominance was also apparent on subsequent trials of the facehand test. Fifty percent of the subjects failed to localize the two stimuli
correctly during the ﬁrst ten trials. They repeatedly failed to report
the hand stimulus or repeatedly mislocalized it. The phenomenon of
extinction was manifest in all subjects; while in 46 percent, displace—
ment of percepts were also reported. A smaller number (38 percent)
showed perseveration of responses, i.e., reported previous stimuli even
though new stimuli had been applied to different parts of the body.
The phenomenon of allesthesia (mislocalization of a stimulus across
the midline to the opposite side of the body) (2) was occasionally
observed. Only one patient demonstrated exosomesthesia (the displacement into extrapersonal space) (3).
Half of the subjects succeeded in localizing and identifying the two
stimuli during the initial ten trials. Their ability to localize the stimuli
in the face—hand tests was carried over in the subsequent testing of
other body parts. A few subjects, however, after correctly identifying
the stimuli of the face-hand tests, made occasional errors during the
testing of other body parts. These errors were almost exclusively in a
failure to report one of the stimuli; neither displacement or
perservera—
tion was manifest.
In all subjects simultaneous stimulation of homologous regions,
e.g.,
cheek-cheek, or hand—hand, were interspersed throughout the testing.
Errors were infrequent on such tests, even in those subjects who made
persistent errors on stimulation of asymmetric regions, e.g., cheekhand. Such errors were observed in 15 subjects (26 percent) but only
on occasions were the errors in a pattern as seen in a patient with a
hemisensory syndrome due to a focal cerebral lesion.
Relation to Mental Age—There was a deﬁnite relation between
the incidence of persistent errors and the mental
age of the subjects.
Table I presents subjects grouped according to mental age (as determined by standard Stanford—Binet testing) and their responses to
simultaneous tactile tests. It will be noted that there is a gradual fall

*For convenience in writing we will call this type of response under conditions of
double simultaneous stimulation extinction.

�Max Fink, Martin A. Green, and Morris B. Bender

46

in the incidence of persistent errors on simultaneous tactile tests as
mental age increases.
TABLE
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(year—month)

I

No. of
Subjects

Persistent
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By 10 Trials

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Relation of Body Parts—During the initial ten trials, face dominance was manifest in all subjects. In the subsequent tests of other
body parts, additional patterns of “dominance” appeared. This was
represented in the subject’s inability to identify and localize one of the
stimuli or to mislocalize one percept in the direction of the second
stimulus. As already intimated previously, the locus of the stimulus
which is correctly reported is said to be “dominant.” In tests of cheek
and shoulder, and cheek and foot, face dominance was observed (Table
II). In tests of foot and hand, and shoulder and hand, both foot and
shoulder are dominant over the hand. In the relationship of thigh and
foot, and shoulder and thigh, both foot and shoulder are dominant over
the thigh.
TABLE

II.——RESPONSES ON MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS TACTILE
57 MENTALLY DEFECTIVE SUBJECTS

Total No.
of Tests in
All Patients

TESTS IN

.M
Body Combination”

FACE—hand
FACE—foot

576
163

FACE-Shoulder

184

SHOULDER—thigh

170

SHOULDER-hand

151

FOOT—thigh

170

FOOT—hand

231

Incorrect
Responses

Correct

Responses

face

or hand

face and hand

face

or

foot

face and foot

315

36

face
64

9

9

or shoulder
15

252

128

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105

shoulder or thigh

shoulder and thigh

shoulder or hand

shoulder and hand

45

12

63

3

foot
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foot
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or thigh
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7

or hand
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85

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foot and hand
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*Capitalized letters (under Body Combination) indicate dominant part as
manifest by t—test value of 5 percent or less.
The differences in the incidence of errors in diﬂ’erent body combinations are
largely due to the order of testing and the factor of learning.

�Perception of Tactile Stimuli by Mental Patients

47

DISCUSSION

These results when compared with those obtained in previous ex—
periments show that there is a striking similarity in the performances
of patients with organic mental syndrome due to diffuse cerebral disease or dysfunction (4a), to normal children below the age of seven
years and to mental defective adults with a low mental age. The
similarity lies in the types of responses, the persistence of errors, and
in the order of dominance.
Extinction and displacement phenomena are frequent in all three
groups. The responses are apparent on the initial and on subsequent
trials. In addition, allesthesia and exosomesthesia are occasionally ob;
served.
The subjects in each group manifest an inability to identify and
localize asymmetric stimuli, that is, cheek and hand. Symmetric Stimuli,
however, as stimuli applied to both hands, are well localized, even by
the most mentally retarded subjects, by patients with severe brain dvsfunction, and by the youngest normal child.
In every group the errors of localization persist through many trials
of simultaneous tactile tests. The subjects are unable to localize the
two Stimuli despite verbal clues offered by the examiner, such as asking
whether there had been another Stimulus. The errors are present even
when the subjects are tested with eyes open. The persistence of errors
on repeated trials in the mentally deﬁcient adult, in the patients with
mental changes, and in normal young children is in marked contrast
to the ease with which normal adults correctly localize and identify
the stimuli. The performances of these subjects are illustrated in the
graph (Fig. I) which compares the percentage of errors during the
initial ten trials of the face-hand test. It should be noted that the curve
for the mentally defective adults includes 15 subjects who have a men—
tal age of seven or more years (Table I). This will account for the
curve being below that of normal children whose average mental age
was rarely above seven years.
Furthermore, the order of dominance observed in mentally re—
tarded subjects is similar to that reported for patients with organic
mental changes (4b). Face dominance is seen in all subjects, while the
hand dominance is hardly manifest. The other body parts are between
these limits.
As in patients with organic mental changes or very young children
one may be inclined to explain the inability of the retarded adults to
localize the two Stimuli as due to “confusion” or “inattention.” Such
an explanation is unwarranted because these subjects can perceive and
localize symmetric Stimuli and the errors are not haphazard. The

�48

Max Fink, Martin A. Green, and Morris B. Bender

errors show in a pattern so that almost all errors are in stimuli to the
hand and none in stimuli to the face. Furthermore, this pattern persists in tests of other body areas and is similar to patterns described for
other groups of subjects (5).
A comparison of the observations in normal young children and
in the mentally retarded adults reveals a striking similarity in perform—
ances when the mental ages of each group are compared. In both
groups, there is a change in performance about the mental age of six
years. It may be concluded that the face-hand test reﬂects the same
performance ability as the Stanford—Binet test. The face—hand test has
validity as a convenient approximation of performance above and
below a mental age of seven years.
SUMMARY

The face—hand test and simultaneous tactile tests of other body
parts were applied to 57 mentally defective adults. Their chronologic
ages ranged from 13 to 41 years and their mental ages as determined
by Stanford—Binet testing ranged from two years, six months to nine
years, eight months.
On the initial trial 98 percent failed to localize both stimuli and on
subsequent trials 50 percent made persistent errors beyond the tenth
trial. The errors were made in stimuli to the hand whereas stimuli to
the face were correctly reported. Extinction, displacement, allesthesia,
and exosomesthesia were observed. These performances of the mentally defective adult to the face-hand test are strikingly similar to the
responses of patients with diffuse brain disease and of normal children

of six years or less.
Furthermore, there is a deﬁnite relation between the persistence
of errors and the mental age of the subject. It is concluded that the
face—hand test reﬂects the same performance as the Stanford—Binet and
has validity as an approximation of performance above and below the
mental age of seven years.
REFERENCES
Bender, M. B., Fink, M. and Green, M.: Patterns in perception on simultaneous tests
of face and hand. Arch. Neural. &amp;' P5ycl1iat., 66: 355, Sept. 1951.
2. Bender, M. B. and Nathanson, M.: Patterns in allesthesia and their relation to
disorder of body scheme and other sensory phenomena. Arch. Neural. 6' P5yc/zz'at.,
64: 501, October, 1950.
3. Shapiro, M. F., Fink, M. and Bender, M. B.: Exosomesthesia or the phenomenon
of displacement into extra—personal space. Arc/2. Neural. é‘r Psychiat. (in press).
4. (a) Pink, M., Green, M. and Bender, M. B.: The face—hand test as a diagnostic
sign of organic mental syndrome. Neurology, 2: 46, Jan. 1952.
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the most nanny named subjects. by patients
with very severe brain dysfunction and by the younspnt annual child.
In every group the errors or localizatien persist through
many trial. of simultaneous teetiie tests. The subject: are unable
ta lonelise the two Itinuli despite verbal clues uttered by the
whether there had mu another etinuiuu.
owner. each
The errors are present even when the subjects are tented with eyes
upon. The pertietenee of error: on repeated trial: in the mentally
deficient eéuit, in the patient: with mental chance: and in annual
young children it in marked contrast to the ease with which harnei
adults correctly iooeiise and identify the stimuli. The per~
tornnneee or these tubaecte are illustrated in the graph which

ieeeiised, even

by

u mam

_

�7:.
compare.

their our cent error: during the initial ton trials

of

It

Ihould be noted that the curve for the
nontally deroctivo adult. includes 15-Iub1003! who have a mental
age or 7 or more yuart, (see~!able I). rhia will account for,
tho curve being below that or honnal children whose average mental
tho race-hand tout.

age was

rarely above-7 yearn.

Further-coo, tho order or conihahce observed in aoutally
rotardcd subjects ia similar to that reported for pationta with
organic nohtal chahuoa (at). Pace dominance in poem in all
aubjeota, while thh hind dominance la hardly annifeat. The other
body part. are tetuecn theaa linita.
A: in patientc with organic tental chancea'or very young
children one nay be inclined to explain the inability or the
retarded adults to localine the two utiauli aa due to ”confusion”
or "inattention." such an explanation in unnarranhcd hecanaa these
subject. can perceive and localite Ion-atria Itinnli and the errata
are not haphaaard. The errors shoe in a pattern to that clncut all
emu are in stimuli to the hand and none in stimuli to the race.
rurtheraore, this pattern per-iota in tecta or other body areaa

la similar to patterns daaoribod for other group: of athects (2).
A comparison of the ohcervaticna in normal young children
and in tho mentally retarded adult. reveal: a striking ainilarity
in perforntnoet than the mental age: or each group are oomparcd. In
both groupa, there in a chahgc in pcrtor-ahcc about tho mental age
or six soars. It may be concluded that the race-hand teat reflecta
and

the same performance ability an the stanrood~nihot tent. tho
race~hahd tent has validity ac a convenient approxmuation at per»
formance above and below a mental age of seven yearn.

�8.

tout and tinnitunnnu: tactila tact. or nth-r body
part: unto Ipplioa to 57 noatnlly narcotivc adults. Qatar
chronological asst runcpd from.13 to #1 start and taut: anntal
yourn-é month.
1303 as dotcrldnld by stanrord~nanot touting rangpd Iran a
The facauhnnd

,to 9 yearauﬁnonthlp

Eris} 9&amp;§.tlilod to 1903118. both act-“11
and an oubuogupne grin}: 50! and. persistent error. hoynnd can
0n

tbs

131%151

trial. 1h. errors ﬂit! lid. in Itlluli to en. hind whovotl
'auumu so. the has am ”metal: "parka. ‘xxtmouon, dinpnomnt,
touch

.

allalﬁhosia and oerquIthnuin wort obocrvod. ihnlo parrot-anac0: tbs Inntally detoetivo'aault to an; tacoohand tent at. utrakxngly
similar tn the response: of puttcntn with dztruto brain agnonua and
of normal children I59 :1: 13:23 or loan.
rurthnmnaao, thorn in a dotinihn rclation botuoon tho p02—
uittcnno of utter: and tbs anneal as. at tho aubJoot. It 1: con~
gludnd thnt tn. floc-hnnd touﬁ rotloots ch. sane pgttarllnno as tho
senatord~31unt and has validity as tumgpprnximntion or performance
V

above and below

tn. acntal an!

or seven yours.

�mung

9.
‘

3.3., rm, I. and «am, Ila rue-m 1n nonunion
mm.
1n nimltmeouo tent: or race and hand. ArchJomlJnnzohnt.

1.

ﬁg, 355-352.

809%... 1951.

14., am, II. and mm, mm: The raeomand tut u
an,
a. diagnostic up) or organic mental undress. Inna-019g, g;

‘6“58;

m,

JW
ll... um, I.

1952'

and

cutaneous perception.

m,
Mn..mx-.lourol.unoou
H.3J

The

-

order of

in
denim
195:.

7k:

11.3. and summon, HA utter-nu 1n alluthuu
mm,
than relation to diaerdor or body when and 0th»

and

unset-i 950.
gs: 501615, October,
SEAPIRO, ILL, 21m, 14. and mum, 14.8.: nouns-thou: or
the plum-anon of dilpllomnt into ours—personal snot.
phenomena.

Atheurothghiut. ,

Archmoumhhrqrohut. (in

m, ILL,

.5.

December, 1919.

)

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7

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and WRAPPELL, AMA

Minot“!!!

Arch.murol.&amp;Pazch1at.. ﬁg; 717-3724.

�1%
1139:. 1.

Graph gnawing runponnou

tugs:

ta ninultuniaua tantilo

on in1t1a1 5nd subocquant

trials

of tho
in adults with organic mental

faoe‘hand test
‘ayndrunn. normal children. age 3~6 yonrt.

mantally defective adults and normal adults.

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