Author

Contributions

  • BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc - Contributor
  • Discovery Channel (Firm) - Contributor
  • Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) - Contributor

Publication

2005 - Films for the Humanites & Sciences, Princeton, NJ, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

7,500 words, Guess

Page Count

30 pages

Physical Format

Video Recording

Identifiers

Description

Calculates the different sensitivities of the body's most receptive parts; the density of touch sensors in skin explains why some parts of the body have a lower pain threshold, and demonstrates the brain's role in the experience of physical pain through experiments with electric shocks, painkillers, and hypnosis.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Human senses

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