 Dr. Abraira recently appeared in articles which were published by Harvard Medicine and the Daily Beast. The picture shown above illustrates two distinct types of interneurons (highlighted in red and green) located in the upper spinal cord. You can learn more about these pieces using the links below:
April 2020: Coronavirus Has Killed the Power of Touch. How Do We Reconnect? September 2020: The Beauty of Touch Previous Article: July 2015: The Secret Social Power of Touch NPR WAMU: “Reaching Out: The Power of Touch in a Socially Distant Tim
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Dr. Abraira recently had the opportunity to speak about her work with various radio organizations, including CBC, NPR-WAMU, and BBC. The sense of touch is now more important than ever, especially as physical distancing and quarantines are causing "touch isolation." You can learn more about these appearances using the links below:
April 2020: How to stay in touch with our basic senses in isolation May 2020: Reaching Out: The Power of Touch In A Socially Distant Time August 2020: The science of affectionate touch, from the skin to brain |
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About UsThe Abraira Lab is a collaborative neuroscientific endeavor to understand the somatosensory framework of touch. Our lab operates within the W.M. Keck Center of Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. We are open to interested post-doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate researchers willing to explore the body's largest perceptive sense.
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