Is the "hemp" brought by peppercorns a kind of touch? The feeling of "hemp" brought about by peppercorns is actually a sense of touch. This finding is reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Volume B. study

Is the "hemp" brought by peppercorns a kind of touch?

The feeling of "hemp" brought about by peppercorns is actually a sense of touch. This finding is reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Volume B. The researchers found that peppers tingle at an average frequency of 50 times per second, the most sensitive vibrational frequency of the body's RA1 fibers. This means that in addition to responding to mechanical stimuli, RA1 fibers can also respond to the nerve-triggering chemicals in pepper, known as hydroxy-α-mountain pepper.