Touch Video
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| Producer: |
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| Length: |
30 minutes, color |
| Media: |
VHS Video |
| Copyright Date: |
2003 |
| Item Number: |
BVL33741 |
| ISBN Number: |
1-4213-0053-2 |
| Prices include public performance rights. |
| Only available in the US. |
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| Why are humans so responsive to touch? This program calculates the different sensitivities of the body’s most receptive parts. The density of touch sensors in the skin explains why some parts of the body seem to have a much lower pain threshold—a microscopic splinter in a finger can be extremely painful, while a cut on your leg may not hurt as much. University College London professor Tony Dickinson and Stanford University professor David Spiegel conduct experiments with electric shocks, painkillers, and hypnosis to demonstrate the brain’s role in the experience of physical pain. A BBCW Production. (30 minutes, color) |
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