Touch the science of the sense that makes us human
Touch is the sense that makes us human. If you are born blind or deaf, your body and brain will mostly develop normally and you can live a rich life. But deprive a baby of social touch and they will have higher life-long levels of stress and fear. From why brushing fingers with a waiter will make yo...
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London
Penguin Books
2016
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Table of Contents:
- The skin is a social organ
- Pick it up and put it in your pocket
- The anatomy of a caress
- Sexual touch
- Hot chili peppers, cool mint, and vampire bats
- Pain and emotion
- The itchy and scratchy show
- Illusion and transcendence.