Touch. The Science of the Sense that Makes Us Human

Exploring the many surprising facts and myths about our sense of touch, Linden reveals how it defines us - and how, by understanding it, we can better know ourselves.
• Why does holding a hot drink make us like people more? • How can a soldier under fire not even notice he's been shot? • What makes sex so much fun?
Touch is the most important sense we have. Without it, we cannot entirely feel pleasure or pain - we are less than human.
In fact, as David Linden demonstrates in the astonishing stor