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How do you measure the sense of touch?

CNS faculty member, Associate Professor Sliman Bensmaia, and postdoctoral scholar Justin Lieber describe their research in the somatosensory lab, where a rotating drum can measure how 60 different textures feel against the skin. https://news.uchicago.edu/videos/how-do-you-measure-sense-touch

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