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March 12 2010

12:18

Slow to the touch

Bobulate

Slow to the touch:

People are slower to respond to tactile words (e.g., “itchy”) than  words from the others senses:

Psychologists think the answer may have to with attention. Perhaps we’re not so good at keeping our attention focused on the tactile modality compared with the others. Now [reseachers] have added to the picture by showing that the tactile disadvantage extends to the conceptual...