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Humans have hidden sensory system

By T.K. Randall
December 11, 2009 · Comment icon 2 comments

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A new study conducted on patients with a congenital insensitivity to pain has found that the human body is equiped with a sensory system seperate to the nerves that allow us to feel and perceive touch.
The human body may be equipped with a separate sensory system aside from the nerves that gives us the ability to touch and feel, according to a new study. Most of us have millions of different types of nerve endings just beneath the skin that let us feel our surroundings.


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Comment icon #1 Posted by TRUEYOUTRUEME 15 years ago
So these are nerve endings that are more specifically tied to cells and not to an overall nervous system? I would think that next logical step would be to try and discover exactly how these celluar nerve ending could be connected to and interact with the brain if not through the central nervous system. (Or if they do interact with the CNS then how?) And of course to discover if there are other cellular nerve functions we sense with and to define them. I remember reading some time ago that the central nervous system is actually composed of three seperate nervous systems and that the smallest of... [More]
Comment icon #2 Posted by ROGER 15 years ago
So Psychic mediums are more sensitive than the average person. It's just taking Science some time to catch up to what Paranormal have believed for thousands of years! Spead the word! Before Science changes it's mind!


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