The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant contact. Recent research has provided groundbreaking insights into the molecular ...

In the womb a foetus is thought to experience touch before it can hear, smell or taste. As the pregnancy progresses, twins even reach out to touch each other. After birth we know that “kangaroo ...

No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.