in your mouth, why can your tongue locate something between your teeth better than your finger?

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For example, if you get a piece of popcorn stuck between your teeth somewhere, it feels like your tongue can find exactly where it is, but when you go to reach for it with your finger you can’t feel it. It feels like your finger is ‘blind’ and touching the wrong area.

Does this have something to do with your tongue being in your mouth all the time so it’s ‘familiar’ with the environment as opposed to your fingers? Is this a sensation/perception issue?

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Because your tongue lives there and the finger is just a visitor.

I know my house even when blind but a friend knows the main layout, not the details.

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