漫畫科普:一個溫暖的抱抱,對身體居然有這麼大的好處!
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·就人類而言,觸覺是胎兒在子宮中第一個開始發揮作用的感官,大約在8周,胎兒的觸覺就形成了。不同的部位對應着不同的大腦體感皮層的部位。而我們之所以能有意識地察覺到皮膚上特定位置的觸感,是因爲皮層裏有一組特定神經元被激活了。在人的一生中,其觸摸的腦圖並不是固定不變的,其會隨着人感官體驗的變化而不斷變化。
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