Haptic communication Haptic communication Haptic communication is a branch of nonverbal communication that refers to the ways in which people and animals communicate and interact via the sense of touch. Touch or haptics, from the ancient Greek word "haptikos" is extremely important for communication; it is vital for survival. The sense of touch allows one to experience different sensations such as: pleasure, pain, heat, or cold. One of the most significant aspects of touch is the ability to convey and enhance physical intimacy. The sense of touch is the fundamental component of haptic communication for interpersonal relationships. Touch can be categorized in
The Senses (Rembrandt) The Senses (Rembrandt) The Senses is a series of five oil paintings, completed by Rembrandt, depicting the five senses. The whereabouts of one, representing the sense of taste, is unknown. Another, representing smell, was only re-identified in 2015. Rembrandt was only around eighteen years old when the paintings were made; they are his earliest surviving works, and are of identical size. In about the 1720s the four known paintings were extended, but only one, "Smell", retains the additions and those are now concealed by its frame, so that it appears to retain its original format. Three of the extant paintings,