THE NEURONS AND CIRCUITS OF THE SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM
The flutter of an insect’s wings, a warm breeze, raindrops, a mother’s gentle caress, all impose mechanical forces upon our skin and yet, we encounter no difficulty in telling them apart and react differently to each. How do we recognize and interpret the myriad of tactile stimuli to perceive the richness of the physical world? Our lab utilizes the power of mouse molecular genetics to understand our sense of touch, from pain to pleasure and everything in between.
The flutter of an insect’s wings, a warm breeze, raindrops, a mother’s gentle caress, all impose mechanical forces upon our skin and yet, we encounter no difficulty in telling them apart and react differently to each. How do we recognize and interpret the myriad of tactile stimuli to perceive the richness of the physical world? Our lab utilizes the power of mouse molecular genetics to understand our sense of touch, from pain to pleasure and everything in between.
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Radio Shows
BBC Inside Science “The Neuroscience of Touch” |
NPR WAMU “Reaching Out: The Power of Touch in a Socially Distant Time” |
CBC Radio “How to Stay in Touch with our Basic Senses in Isolation” |
