numbsense

n. the ability of some people who have lost feeling in part or all of their body to respond to tactile stimuli in the insensible area. Such individuals insist that they are not aware of any tactile sensations but can nevertheless discriminate between stimuli and point to where they have been presented. See also blindsight; deaf hearing.

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November 17th 2024

pressure-threshold test

a sensory test in which pressure sensitivity is measured with a series of hairs of graded stiffness.