How our brains distinguish between self-touch and touch by others

(Link ö ping University) Our brains seem to reduce sensory perception from an area of our skin when we touch it ourselves, according to a new study from Link ö ping University, Sweden, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS. The finding increases our understanding of how the brain distinguishes between being touched by another person and self-touch.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news