Women are More Sensitive to Finger Touch

Women have a sensitivity to touch more than men. This is because women have smaller fingers so that the density of sweat pores on finger again.

Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada said receptors in the fingertips touch base that surrounds the sweat pores become more stringent, which makes this a much higher sensitivity. The results of this study have been reported in the Journal of Neuroscience.

Higher sensitivity can provide several benefits including increased ability to perform tasks such as sewing or doing surgery. The researchers found that the radius of the smallest has a higher sensitivity, since the flow is tight pores. All the resulting index finger has a higher sensitivity compared to the small finger.

“A finger is more often used in everyday life can increase the sensitivity of this finger,” said lead researcher Dr Daniel Goldreich, was quoted by the BBC, Thursday (12/17/2009).

Currently experts are studying whether the child fingers more sensitive than adult fingers. Dr Andy Bremer, University of London to review the child a sense of touch is very informative, because the child has a higher sensitivity mode due to the small arms and bodies.

“So, parents and teachers not only to send his son to hear, but also touching, because sensitivity of the hands of children is still high,” he said.

According to Dr. Tiffany Field of the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine, the results showed women are more sensitive hands can also be caused by women’s skin is more delicate than men and there are some differences in the cellular level.

But a new study to see certain types of touch receptors, whereas in practice it involves a variety of touch receptors cooperate. Maybe if you can understand more touch receptors, the conclusion can be made real.