NOVA

NOVA

A Touch of Sensitivity (7x18)


Air date: Dec 09, 1980

The exquisite sensitivity of tough cells in the human skin makes it possible for us to discriminate with precision the slightest changes in texture and pressure, but how the electrical impulses we receive are converted into sensation remains a mystery. NOVA explores the hidden meaning and extraordinary power of human touch.

  • Premiered: Mar 1974
  • Episodes: 1034
  • Followers: 306
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Wednesday at 21