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Purpose: This study explores the possibilities of transferring peripheral tactile stimulations from an artificial hand to the forearm skin. Method: A tactile display applied to the forearm skin was used to transfer tactile input to the forearm from various locations on a hand displayed on a computer screen. Discernment of location, levels of pressure and a combination of the two in simulated functional grips was tested to quantify the participants’ ability to accurately perceive the tactile stimulations presented. Ten participants (5 forearm amputees and 5 able-bodied volunteers) unfamiliar with the equipment participated in the three-stage experiments comprising a learning session with vision, a reinforced learning session without vision and a validation session without vision. Results: The location discernment accuracy was high in both groups (75.2% and 89.6% respectively). The capacity to differentiate between three …