What would happen if you lost your sense of touch? - Antonio Cataldo
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Mechanoreception detects any tactile stimulus impinging on the skin, but also allows us to feel the texture of the objects we explore with our hands.
Thermoception provides information about the temperature of the environment and objects surrounding us, but also contribute to our homeostasis, by giving us a continuous feedback on our own body temperature.
Nociception helps us protecting our own body by detecting any potentially dangerous stimulus and by generating a strong signal that helps us to avoid them: pain.
Finally, proprioception informs the brain about the position and movement of different body parts, allowing us to feel the location of our hands or feet even in absence of vision.

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