A Touch-Source Disconnect for Babies - The New York Times

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A Touch-Source Disconnect for Babies - The New York Times

Babies do not link the sensation of touch with the object or person touching them until they are about 6 months old, a new study suggests. At 4 months of age, "the sense of touch is still disconnected from other senses," said Jannath Begum Ali, a psychologist at the University of London and one of the study's authors.

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Its amazing how different receptors developed at different times as we get older. 06-15-2016 9:21pm

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