Sharpen my senses. Part 9, Getting back in touch with your sense of touch

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In his series 'Redesign my Brain', award winning documentary maker Todd Sampson sets out to improve his senses: sight, hearing and touch. To prove that his sensory perception has been enhanced, Tod...

In his series 'Redesign my Brain', award winning documentary maker Todd Sampson sets out to improve his senses: sight, hearing and touch. To prove that his sensory perception has been enhanced, Todd will compete in a safe-cracking competition. This clip is from episode 'Sharpen My Senses', Part 9. Finally, Todd needs to improve his sense of Touch and neuroscientist Dr. David Blake at Georgia Regents University Medical College is his man. Dr. Blake's sensory training techniques - blindfolded fruit identification and walking barefoot on uneven surfaces - improves Sampson's hand-touch sensitivity by 20% and his foot-touch perception by a massive 250%.

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