Press Trust of IndiaScientists have identified a gene which controls specific aspects of human touch and a ‘sixth sense’ that describes awareness of one’s body in space.

With the help of two young patients - one nine and the other 19 years old - having a unique neurological disorder, scientists found that the gene called PIEZO2 controls specific aspects of human touch and the ‘sixth sense’ called proprioception.

Mutations in the gene caused the two to have movement and balance problems and the loss of some forms of touch. Despite their difficulties, they both appeared to cope with these challenges by relying heavily on vision and other senses......................Read more

Source: The Hindu