Short rephrases for a 6-year-old: How skin sensors tell your brain about touch

Three short, child-friendly ways to say that tiny sensors in the skin tell the brain whether things are soft, hard, warm, or cold.

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Here are three shorter ways to say it:

  • Tiny sensors in your skin tell your brain what you touch.
  • Your skin tells your brain if something is soft, hard, warm, or cold.
  • Little skin sensors send feelings to your brain.

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