Nope. The older you get the less mechanoreceptors are left in your skin. This has 2 effects then: You actually do feel less pressure or vibration from touching something and You can't control your fingers as well because the feedback system has less input for fine motor control into the cerebellum. You cannot feel nor control as well.
Additionally, human touch sensation is incredibly good in the fingers, hypothesized to be related to our use of tools. That we can at all use such a touch screen is a miracle in the animal kingdom. Replacing this is not possible at this point in time as we age. However, larger and more clear buttons will help, along with a training period and good motivation for the person. As we age, we need to have the motivation to access the world and the opportunity to do so. The future requires all participants of every age.
Excuse the pun, but HOLY BANANAS! That is amazing! Thank you for that vid and the info. That is so cool! I had no idea the chimp could be trained like that. Amazing! Thank you!
Additionally, human touch sensation is incredibly good in the fingers, hypothesized to be related to our use of tools. That we can at all use such a touch screen is a miracle in the animal kingdom. Replacing this is not possible at this point in time as we age. However, larger and more clear buttons will help, along with a training period and good motivation for the person. As we age, we need to have the motivation to access the world and the opportunity to do so. The future requires all participants of every age.
A good place to start on the sources is here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2563781/ . Let me know if you want a .pdf and cannot access the site past the abstract.