Some art collectors aren’t afraid to shell out big bucks for a magnificent piece that catches their eye. Others need some time to think about their purchase. That’s one reason there’s a quaint little ...

Even before we are born and begin experiencing the sensations of daily life — a soft shirt on our arms, for example, or a hard tabletop under our fingertips — humans begin to form the senses needed to ...

Of all the heartrending phrases that came to define the deprivations of the COVID-19 pandemic, one stands out as particularly poignant: "skin hunger"—our visceral need for skin-to-skin contact. Touch ...

Scientists have uncovered a remarkable 'remote touch' sense in humans, enabling detection of hidden objects beneath surfaces. Experiments show people can locate items buried in sand with surprising ...

Sensitivity signals from our skin! It’s “all hands on deck” as the crew investigates how our brains process the sense of touch! STEM Challenge: Making 2-Point Discrimination Testers Curious About ...

Researchers find active and passive touch activate different regions of the brain in mice, which may help these creatures better navigate their environments Though the sense of touch underlies how we ...

Human perception is multisensory, with dozens of interacting senses shaping how we experience taste, movement, balance, and the world around us. Neuroscientists increasingly treat perception as a ...