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    Today's sense is touch. A lab will investigate how well different body parts can distinguish between one or two points of contact. The "sensory homunculus" diagram shows that areas with more nerves, like hands and face, take up more space in the brain, allowing for finer touch discrimination. Students will use toothpicks of varying distances on their skin to determine how close points must be to feel separate, and see if this differs by body part.

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    Today's sense is touch. A lab will investigate how well different body parts can distinguish between one or two points of contact. The "sensory homunculus" diagram shows that areas with more nerves, like hands and face, take up more space in the brain, allowing for finer touch discrimination. Students will use toothpicks of varying distances on their skin to determine how close points must be to feel separate, and see if this differs by body part.

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    TUESDAY!

    Todays sense: touch!

    Feels like 2 points

    Feels like 1 point

    The Sensory Homunculus

    This is a representation of
    the relative amount of
    brainspace given to sense
    each part of the body.
    What do you notice?
    How does this relate to the
    amount of nerves in each
    area?

    Todays Lab: Two-Point Discrimination


    Lab Question: How far apart on the skin must two pointed objects be in order
    for a person to tell that there are two objects rather than one? Is this
    consistent across the body, or will different body parts be better at this than
    others?
    Collect a lab guide, a ruler, a cork, and two toothpicks for your group. Read the
    background information and formulate a hypothesis before completing the
    lab.
    RETURN THE RULER & CORK WHEN LAB IS COMPLETE! Throw away the
    toothpicks.

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