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Unaware Of Sense Of Touch - Articles
The Five Senses: Touch and Acupuncture
by
Marilyn Yohe, L.Ac., MAOM


Posted
Tue 20 Mar 2012 11:07am
The following writeup appeared in Fall 2011 edition of the Voice — the alumni magazine of my alma mater, Carleton College — as part of an article exploring the five senses:
Sometimes, fingertips are more useful medical tools than X-ray or MRI machines.
When Marilyn Yohe ’88 ushers somebody into her treatment room, one of her first task ...
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Sense of Touch Effects Thoughts and Behavior
by
Your Therapy Source
Posted
Tue 29 Jun 2010 2:11am
The journal Science published research on how a human's sense of touch influences thoughts and behavior. Subjects participated in various experiments to see how an objects weight, texture and hardness can influence decision making.
In one experiment, the researchers had the subjects sit in hard or soft chairs and negotiate prices of a car. Th ...
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Sense of Touch 'Faster' in Those Blind from Birth
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Medline Plus
Posted
Wed 27 Oct 2010 1:00pm
Heightened tactile processing may account for 'remarkable speed' of some Braille readers
By Robert Preidt
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The sense of touch works faster in people who have been blind from birth than in those with normal vision or ...
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The Senses: TOUCH
by
Kabaray
Posted
Fri 17 Jul 2009 11:22am
I hold my Maisy book in my right hand and I bang it with my left hand, over and over and over. Sometimes I bang in time to the music, sometimes I bang in time to my singing, but I always bang my book... it makes me feel safe and happy.
My Maisy book is squashy and smooth, and so is my pig book and my dolphin book. Before Mummy and Daddy gave ...
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5 Ways to Make Your Dollars Make Sense - By Michael Shuman
by
Chelsea Green
Posted
Fri 17 Feb 2012 6:33am
This excerpt originally appeared on Yes! Magazine’s website.
Concerned about Wall Street’s devastating impact on communities? Then invest in yourselfthe most local investment of all.
Americans’ long-term savings in stocks, bonds, pension, life insurance, and mutual funds total about $30 trillion. But not even 1 percent ...
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SENIOR PETS, DOG BITES, AND SERVICE DOGS....
by
Helpful Buckeye

Posted
Sun 12 Dec 2010 12:00am
It has been uncommonly warm here in the mountain country of northern Arizona. In fact, the National Weather Service is suggesting that Flagstaff might not have snow on the ground for Christmas day. That would be unusual since Flagstaff is among the leading cities in the USA for the highest chance of having a white Christmas.
About ...
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The Five Senses Just wondering...
by
Braden-NuVision
Posted
Mon 12 Jan 2009 12:00am
I was just sitting here at my desk, thinking about how being blind really gets on my nerves so much. I think if I didn't live in a sighted world it wouldn't bother me as much. It's like being a bird that has no use of its wings to take flight. It's like being a fish that has no use of its fins to swim.
Basically, it sucks.
One of the ...
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