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Tactile discrimination is an aspect of tactual perception and is the ability to differentiate information received through the sense of touch.

This is often tested during neurological examination and represents a higher level of neurological function involving the cerebral cortex. Examples include the ability to discriminate between sharp and dull objects touching the skin, stereognosis, graphesthesia, and two-point discrimination.

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