We were able to get back to touch and "touch on" pain during class on Wednesday. The monks and nuns immediately tested the sensitivity of their skin to a piece of string and then created a body map using the two-point discrimination test. As expected, they found the fingers and face to be most sensitive and these same areas had the best ability to make fine discriminations. There was a little time left in class to begin a discussion of taste and smell.
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