Psychological Science (Fifth Edition)
Psychological Science (Fifth Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780393937497
Author: Michael Gazzaniga, Diane Halpern
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 5.6, Problem 1LO
Summary Introduction

To describe:

How the sense of touch is processed by the skin and brain.

Sense of touch is a collection of many symptoms including pain, pressure, warmth, and cold feeling on the skin. Any contact with the external forces on the skin which in turn gives rise to the feeling of touch on the skin. The receptors present in the skin are stimulated by chemical, mechanical, and thermal energy.

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