"We saw that two neuron types were very good at distinguishing between the six different touch patterns. This suggests that these two types of neurons have a particular function that helps us ...

For instance, a type of neuron associated with pleasant touch also responded to capsaicin, the chemical that gives chili ...

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has ...

Summary: Touch is a vital sense, yet the brain processes active and passive touch using distinct pathways. In mice, researchers found that different regions of the thalamus—the brain’s sensory ...

"By better understanding how the brain processes different types of touch, we hope to someday work toward more healthy outlets of expression to avoid self-injury." Researchers used several ...

Though the sense of touch underlies how we and most other animals interact with the world around us, much remains unknown ...

It does come at a time, though, when Apple has been experimenting with different types of touch-enabled technology. The Apple Watch, like Apple's new MacBook, also comes with a Force Touch screen ...

bad touch. And the internet is here for it. In the video, Mom calmly walks her toddler through different types of touch, reinforcing what’s okay and what’s definitely not. High fives? Good touch. Hugs ...