Questions tagged [tactile-touch]
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Size of somatosensory overlap/intermediate zone for pain/light touch
For somatosensory innervation, there is a substantial overlap within the spinal cord and dermatomes, so that the (maximal) innervation zones of adjacent spinal roots form overlapping/intermediate ...
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Which part of the body has the most nerve receptors?
I am studying a non-medical field so please bear with me.
Which part of the flat skin has the most nerve receptors?
I plan to build a grid of vibrators.
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Would anything medically negative ever happen if I didn't scratch an itch?
The title says it all - Would anything medically negative ever happen if I never scratched an itch? More specifically, one that does not stem from something like an insect, but is more of a self ...
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Water and wrinkled skin. Is being under water for long dangerous?
After spending extended time in a bath, humans develop wrinkled skin. Is wrinkled skin the only effect of the immersion? Could a human spend extended time periods in water without causing some ...
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