Touch, Our Most Complex Sense, Is a Landscape of Cellular Sensors
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The human sense of touch involves a complex network of specialized neurons detecting various stimuli across the body. Harvard neuroscientist David Ginty has mapped out 18+ distinct types of touch neurons, revealing how different nerve endings respond to sensations like pressure, vibration, temperature, and hair movement in both skin and internal organs.
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