Post 4 - Senses and Stuff

For this post, I'd like to share that our fingertips are most sensitive to pain within our body! It was shown during a research experiment where scientists created a map to see how pain varies throughout the body. Fingertips are quite sensitive to pain because they contain a lot of sensory neurons ends that send signals to the brain! Another part of the body that can experience irritation easily is the forehead. Findings from scientists also said that information from the pain receptors in the fingertips and forehead is enhanced in the part of the brain that perceives pain. I think this is kind of interesting to know because I remember I used to poke my fingers with sewing needles and sometimes didn't feel pain at all (maybe I didn't do it hard enough haha).

Link to the article! https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25688-fingertips-and-forehead-are-most-sensitive-to-pain/

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