Laser Microscope Image of Denim (IMAGE)

University of Chicago Medical Center

Laser Microscope Image of Denim

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This is a laser microscope image of denim. When we run our fingers along a surface, variations in the surface produce vibrations in the skin which are conveyed as information about texture to the brain.

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Bensmaia/University of Chicago

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