Touch
£9.99
From why brushing fingers with a waiter will make you leave a larger tip, to why choosing a hot drink in a job interview improves your chances, this is a mesmerising journey into our senses. Blending surprising stories and cutting-edge research on pleasure and pain, acclaimed neuroscientist David Linden shows how touch defines our experiences, shapes our sense of self, and bonds us together.
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Why does holding a hot drink make us like people more?
How can a soldier under fire not even notice he’s been shot?
What makes sex so much fun?
Touch is the most important sense we have. Without it, we cannot entirely feel pleasure or pain – we are less than human.
In fact, as David Linden demonstrates in the astonishing stories gathered here, touch is central to who we are – from choosing our partners to comforting us on our deathbeds.
Exploring the many surprising facts and myths about our sense of touch, Linden reveals how it defines us – and how, by understanding it, we can better know ourselves.
| Weight | 0.191 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 × 1.7 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 261 |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 152.182 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
