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          ·April 9, 2025·4 min read

          How the Brain Separates Touch We Choose vs. Touch We Receive

          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 hub—respond uniquely depending on whether the animal actively explored with its whiskers or passively received a touch.
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          ·March 11, 2024·5 min read

          Revolutionizing Softness Perception in Robotics

          Researchers developed SORI, a groundbreaking Softness Rendering Interface that can accurately simulate the perception of softness, addressing a long-standing challenge in robotics. By distinguishing between cutaneous and kinesthetic cues, SORI can replicate the softness of various materials, from marshmallows to beating hearts, offering vast applications in medicine, deep-sea exploration, and robot-assisted agriculture. This innovation not only advances the field of robotics but also provides a novel way to digitally transfer the sensation of touch, bridging a gap in human-robot interaction.
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          ·November 14, 2023·5 min read

          Phantom Touch: VR Reveals New Insights in Human Perception

          Researchers discovered a 'phantom touch illusion' in virtual reality (VR), where users feel sensations without physical contact. This study, involving 36 volunteers, demonstrated that participants experienced a tingling sensation when virtually touching their bodies.
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          ·October 27, 2023·5 min read

          Hair Follicles’ Hidden Role in Touch Sensation

          A new study uncovered a previously unknown mechanism in hair follicles that allows us to detect touch. Previously, sensation was attributed only to nerve endings in the skin, but this study reveals that cells within hair follicles can also sense touch.
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          ·September 26, 2023·6 min read

          Unlocking the Mystery of Skin Tightness

          Researchers unlocked the mechanism behind the tight feeling of our skin post-cleanse and its relief post-moisturization. The study shows how external products induce mechanical changes on the skin's surface, creating sensations we can feel.
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          ·May 11, 2023·5 min read

          Thought Power: Altering Tactile Perception With the Power of Imagination

          Researchers have discovered that our beliefs, when strongly held, can actually change how we physically experience the world around us.
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          ·April 28, 2022·5 min read

          Neural Pathway Key to Sensation of Pleasant Touch Identified

          Researchers have identified a specific neural circuit and neuropeptide responsible for relaying the sensation of a pleasant touch from the skin to the brain.
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          ·August 24, 2021·5 min read

          Evoking the Sense of Touch Through Brain Implant Electrodes

          Using minimally invasive brain implants, researchers evoked the sense of touch in patients who had lost tactile sensations. The technique could be used to restore tactile sensations to those with paralysis and neuropathy.
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          ·March 15, 2021·3 min read

          Fingerprints Enhance Our Sense of Touch

          Sensory neurons in the fingertips are able to detect tactile stimuli at the scale of a single fingerprint ridge.
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          ·January 9, 2020·3 min read

          Food textures affect perceptions of healthiness

          The texture of certain foods may impact how healthy people believe they are. Foods that have less explicitly textured surfaces are perceived to be tastier, but not healthier.
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          ·August 6, 2019·3 min read

          How we perceive vibrations through touch

          Regardless of receptor types, spiking patterns determine vibrotactile frequency perception. The findings challenge existing theories about how Pacinian receptor channels work together in response to vibrotactile stimulation.
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          AutismFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·June 28, 2019·3 min read

          Exploring perceptions of touch in people with autism

          Researchers explore how touch perception differs in those on the autism spectrum.
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