Why your sense of touch is one of the world's weirdest illusions | BBC Science Focus Magazine We may feel as if we are touching the world around us, but scientifically speaking, we never truly come into contact with anything

Why your sense of touch is one of the world's weirdest illusions #Science #Biology #Neurobiology #SenseOfTouch #Neuroscience #Illusions

https://www.sciencefocus.com/qanda/touch-illusion-sense

#Covid #LongCovid
So far 3 new #Symptoms:
1) #SenseOfTaste is off… nothing tastes right;
2) #SenseOfTouch is off… Concrete feels Soft like Velvet;
3) #InternalVibrations briefly last night. Scared the **** out of me, but at least I’d heard about it and knew it was a Covid symptom.
#Maskup 😷

#FuckCovid #LongCovid
Got covid early in pandemic, long hauler. Covid positive 2 days ago - so far mostly fatigue, congestion, and balance issues. Always wonder what Covid will do to me this time. Well - I just noticed my #SenseOfTouch is off. I touched concrete and it felt soft. #GodHelpUs

»#Amazon makes ‘#fundamentalleap forward in #robotics’ with device having #senseoftouch: #Vulcan device ‘capable of grabbing 75% of items in warehouses’ fuels fears of mass job losses.«…

First thing. Last thing. Little things.

Feet on handwoven Turkish #silk.

#TurkishCarpet #SenseOfTouch

9 Ways to Connect to the Senses to Find Presence in Life Connecting to the present moment through the senses can make life richer, even in difficult circumstances.

“Rubin notes that she has a #habit of holding a pen in her hand when #anxious. “So much of our #brain is in our hands,” she says..engaging the #senseoftouch can bring a sense of familiarity, groundedness & ease": https://buff.ly/4g59Vyw from @bezzycommunity.bsky.social #wellbeing