Hooked On A Feeling
January / February, 2015
WHAT THE BRAIN TELLS US ABOUT THE MYSTERIES OF TOUCH-FROM TICKLING TO ORGASM • Burning love, cold comfort, a prickly problem. "When we talk about our emotions, we don't call them sightings or smellings," says neuroscientist David J. Linden. "Relating our internal emotional state to the sense of touch is not some accident of English. Touch and emotion are inextricably linked in the brain." His new book, Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart and Mind, is a treasure trove for anyon...
