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Touch Modulates Cold Sensations and Cooling Responses in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Different sensory receptors transduce thermal and mechanical energies, but we have unified, coherent thermotactile experiences of the objects we touch. These experiences must emerge from interactions of thermotactile signals within the nervous system. How do thermal and mechanical signals modify each other as they interact along the pathway from stimulus to conscious experience? Here, we study how mechanical touch modulates cooling responses by combining psychophysics in humans and neural recordings in rodents.

Source: IBRO Neuroscience Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2023.08.1371

Authors: Ivan Ezquerra-Romano, Clarissa Whitmire, Sofia De Pedro Mediavilla, Maansib Chowdhury, James Poulet, Patrick Haggard

Institutions: University College London, Max Delbrück Center, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Language: English

Topic: Tactile and Sensory Interactions

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,500

OpenAlex ID: W4388363642

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