sense of touch

Sense Of Touch Can Help Hearing, Study Says

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 11/26/2009 - 11:20pm

Sensations on the skin can help people understand speech, according to a study in the journal Nature. The study builds on decades of research showing that the brain often uses visual information to augment hearing — making people "whole-body perceiving machines," says one researcher.

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