It is believed that cells so close that they are always touching provide a signal that retards the rate of cell division.
However, it is interesting to consider the idea that a synapse could be formed anywhere in space where an axon terminal and a dendritic element may touch, provided this particular spot is not already occupied by a preexisting synapse.
Touch provides us with our sense of reality.
As the sense of touch provides the most narrow contact between outer object and sensing spirit, it assumes the role of the primary sense, which was traditionally identified with the sense of vision (DRN book VII, ch. IX, vol. III, p. 34).
During the prodromal period the prevalent behaviour of face-touching provides the opportunity for acquisition and transmission of infectious material.
Gentry, with a firm, fatherly tone and a soft touch, provided the moral support Kerr needed.
However, it seems that when it comes to more complex transactions, many people still prefer the personal touch provided by a bank branch, or at the very least, online banking via a computer.
This grabby curtain raiser may be Yetnikoff's own idea, or it may be one of the touches provided by his collaborator, the serial co-author David Ritz, who's previously ventriloquized Ray Charles, B. B. King, Aretha Franklin and Smokey Robinson.
Players like Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips and Miami Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison are Twitter superstars, but devoted fans across the country also are responding to the personal touch provided by the teams' online presence.
Then there's an iPod touch providing the processing and application platform.
The bass, treble and volume knobs flanking the right speaker are a nice touch, providing a solid tactile sensation in a world beset by feedback-less touch screens.
