By Madhuri Dey
Jan. 02, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A recent study that was published in a science journal looks into the baffling fact that some people seem to have a better sense of touch than others. The difference is more pronounced in the comparison between men and women. So far, the myth attributed the phenomenon to just one more difference between the two sexes. However, the recent study has proved that it does not have so much to do with belonging to a different sex than with the size of the fingers.

The study that was conducted over 100 students of a university. First, the size of the tip of their index fingers was measured. Then, their index fingers were pressed in grooves, each one narrower than the other. The participants in the research had to report to the scientists when they could finally understand that the space in the groove becomes nonexistent. The scientists recorded that those who had smaller fingers could identify the size of the grooves more than the rest.

It has been found by the researchers that sensitivity of a finger depends upon its size, as smaller fingers tend to understand the finer undulations better than larger ones. Along with that, it was also seen that the index finger remains the most sensitive, irrespective of the sex or the size. Going by this study, a man having smaller fingers than a woman is likely to be more touch sensitive than her. This is because the receptors in the smaller fingers are possibly more closely packed in than their larger counterparts. However, sensitivity changes as the body grows and the receptor cells move away from each other.