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touch  

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  • Touch typically refers to sensations that occur when skin receptors are triggered by external stimuli. Touch has been described as one of the most fundamental means of contact with the world and the simplest and most straightforward of all sensory systems. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Touch]

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