No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch. Comparisons between humans, mice and macaques show both similarities ...
But Velasco and his colleagues hope to use this fact to find many other ways to hack human senses. First, a note on terminology. Scientists use the term "sensory modality" to describe the means ...
Olfaction is one of the most elusive of the human senses. It sustains life by enabling several critical functions, such as our ability to locate and select food, our choice of mates, influencing ...
This book is an exciting new look at how archaeology has dealt with the bodily senses and offers an argument for how the discipline can offer a richer glimpse into the human sensory experience. Yannis ...
Gather round please children. This class is all about the human sense of touch. Now humans may be slow - moving ogres compared to us flies, but they can lash out, so stay alert. Humans feel touch ...