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Fingertips To Hair Follicles: Why 'Touch' Triggers Pleasure And Pain

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Fingertips, David Linden explains, are filled with different sorts of sensors for detecting different types of touch, including one that notes texture and fine little bumps. Another type perks up at vibration. (Laughing Stock/Corbis)
Fingertips, David Linden explains, are filled with different sorts of sensors for detecting different types of touch, including one that notes texture and fine little bumps. Another type perks up at vibration. (Laughing Stock/Corbis)

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