: How do humans feel temperature differences and how precisely can we feel it?

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: How do humans feel temperature differences and how precisely can we feel it?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Here’s a related little fact I find interesting. We have cold receptors and warm receptors which respond respectively. But, you may be familiar with the sensation you feel when touching very hot water. It’s almost as if it’s cold and hot at the same time. This is because we have many more cold receptors than warm receptors and at 113 F/45 C, cold receptors may fire as well.