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“Seeing” Faces Through Touch

New research shows that we don't just see faces with our eyes — our sense of touch can also contribute to face perception. ... More>


Body Representation Differs in Children and Adults

Children’s sense of having and owning a body differs from that of adults, indicating that our sense of physical self develops over time, according to a new study published in Psychological Science. ... More>


New Research on Sensation and Perception From Psychological Science

A sample of exciting new research on sensation and perception published in Psychological Science. ... More>


The science of touch


Convention Coverage

Toucha-Toucha-Toucha-Touch Me: Morality, Leaning, and the Haptic Origins of Cognition

Touch is the first sense to develop, the most widely spread throughout the human body, and, as Joshua Ackerman suggested in his talk at an APS 23rd Annual Convention symposium, it is the scaffolding around which cognition is built.  And it remains a powerful, if frequently unconscious, force that changes the way we understand other people.... More>