During the process you use your sense of touch to develop an image in your mind of the wall’s surface and make a better guess for where the switch is.
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The timing and frequency of vibrations produced in the skin when you run your hands along a surface, like searching a wall for a light switch, play an important role in how we use our sense of touch to gather information about the objects and surfaces around us