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How does the sense of touch work?

Dr. Doris Day, MD
Dr. Doris Day, MD
Dermatology
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Your skin gives you the sense of touch through the myriad nerve endings all over your body. Touch is the first of the five senses to develop in a human embryo. The skin tells your brain about sensations both pleasurable and painful by transmitting messages along a pathway of nerve receptors. Touch has been shown to play a crucial role in physical and emotional health. Nervous and cutaneous tissues in fact share the same embryological origins, which is why stress can cause skin problems.

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