Comments on: Sensestage

Sensestage

Gyan — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:11:51 -0800

The maps of perception.
2nd link: java applet.

By: Gyan

Gyan — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:15:45 -0800

By: billsaysthis

billsaysthis — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:33:05 -0800

Only checked the maps link but am surely wondering, in my biologically ignorant (but sweet) way why the private parts are so much smaller than the hands.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:41:07 -0800

..and what does it say about the custom of shaking hands.

By: jjg

jjg — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:43:18 -0800

I had the same thought, bill. The (completely uninformed) conclusion I drew is that since these are drawn relative to the size of corresponding areas in the cortex, the genital sensory apparatus must be wired to some "deeper" neural systems. Which would make sense, given the reflexive nature of sexual response.

By: Ethereal Bligh

Ethereal Bligh — Sun, 25 Apr 2004 12:41:39 -0800

Yes, there's a different map of sensory nerve density that is similar but, in some predictable respects, quite different. But in both, the tongue is gigantemous. The tongue has a higher sensory nerve density than the clitoris, I think.

By: Skaramoosh

Skaramoosh — Mon, 26 Apr 2004 02:55:26 -0800

Piercing your tongue suddenly seems way more impressive in terms of pain threshold...