{"product_id":"how-touch-works-adrian-wexler-9798187237357","title":"How Touch Works: Somatosensation for Curious People, from Skin Signals to Body Maps","description":"\u003cp\u003eA phone vibrates in your hand. A shirt seam fades from awareness. A mug feels warm, then ordinary. Touch is not one sense but a coordinated system for pressure, texture, vibration, temperature, pain, itch, movement, and body position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Touch Works\u003c\/b\u003e is a no-background guide to somatosensation for curious teens and adults. It follows everyday contact from skin mechanics and specialized receptors through nerves, spinal pathways, body maps, prediction, action, social context, and haptic technology without equations or health promises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrace tactile events from physical change to signal, perception, action, and meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstand pressure, texture, vibration, temperature, nociception, pain, itch, proprioception, and body maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee how active exploration, expectation, context, consent, accessibility, prosthetics, and digital haptics shape touch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse 54 black-and-white diagrams designed for print readability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTry optional, low-risk observations that are not tests, diagnosis, or treatment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor self-study, homeschool enrichment, parent-teen reading, introductory neuroscience curiosity, accessibility and design interest, and readers following the six-volume sense series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Wexler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798187237357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Adrian Wexler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174383689983,"sku":"9798187237357","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-touch-works-adrian-wexler-9798187237357","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}