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Touch is essential to wellbeing, so we must make an effort not to associate it with negative feelings once the corona outbreak is over.
Designating an object with the movement of a finger is at the heart of human communication, yet precisely why we point isn’t clearly understood. A new paper indicates that it may be related to touch.
Our sense of touch lets us know how hard or soft something is, how solid or pliable it is to handle. That’s an important skill if you want robots to handle things safely.
New research involving temporary ‘finger amputations’ raises hope for more effective stroke rehabilitation.
The news is filled with stories about inappropriate touching by politicians. But touch by politicians was long important in the US, and Abraham Lincoln’s handshake helped engage and guide the nation.
Would you rather lose your sense of touch or your vision? Here are the pros and cons of each, according to science.
Synaesthesia – a rare experience where the senses merge – comes in many different forms.
Humans and horses have developed a unique interspecies language based on physical contact.
New research underscores the importance of positive touch in infancy.
Nearly everyone can’t tickle themselves and it’s all to do with how our brains see and perceive movement.
New breakthrough in how to test proteins linked to touch and movement could have major implications for strokes, diabetes, spinal injuries and much more.
The world outside the womb is full of new sensations for a newborn. New research is explaining how they navigate it.
A soft and tender caress between two people can trigger a flood of emotions, and now we may have some idea why. Research [published in Neuron](http://www.cell.com/neuron/abstract/S0896-6273(14%2900387-0…
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