Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Touch

MeSH tree: G11.561.790.850

Study finds Schwann cells play a vital role in pain and touch sensations

Special receptor cells under the skin enable us to feel pain and touch. But Schwann cells also play a key role in detecting such stimuli, researchers at the Max Delbrück Center report in Nature Communications. This discovery ...

Feb 6, 2024

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Pair of studies uncover surprising new roles for spinal cord and brainstem in touch

The sense of touch is essential to almost everything we do, from routine tasks at home to navigating unfamiliar terrains that may conceal dangers. Scientists have long been interested in understanding exactly how the touch ...

Nov 23, 2022

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