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Touch Word Search

  • Published13 Mar 2023
  • Author Cyrenna Cooper
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Do you have a good feel for word searches?

Test out your abilities, and discover words associated with touch — our sense that detects chemical, thermal, or mechanical changes on the surface of our body — in the word search below.

About the Author

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Cyrenna Cooper

Cyrenna Cooper is the Web Communications Specialist for BrainFacts.org. She graduated from George Mason University in 2017 with a degree in Communications.

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