Everything we perceive with our five senses is the
interpretation of electric signals in our brains Although some
people may realize that images consist of electric signals in
the brain, they may also form the impression that the other
senses, touch for instance, are different. They may think that
when they touch or smell something they are making direct
contact with real matter. Again, however, they are actually
perceiving nothing more than electric signals in the brain. When
we touch something with our hands, we are not really touching
that object at all. A chemical bond is formed between atoms in a
constant state of motion. But these atoms never actually “touch”
one another. In physical terms, therefore, we have never touched
anything we think we have. As a result of this illusory sense of
touch, the atoms in our hands vibrate and initiate an electrical
current. That current then moves towards the touch center in our
brains. It is then “interpreted” when it arrives. And this is a
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