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. 2020 Mar 9;30(5):R215-R217.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.01.020.

Somatosensation: The Cellular and Physical Basis of Tactile Experience

Rasmus S Petersen  1
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Somatosensation: The Cellular and Physical Basis of Tactile Experience

Rasmus S Petersen. Curr Biol. .
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A fundamental question in sensory neuroscience is how perceptual experience arises from the cellular properties of sensory neurons. A new, tour de force study has dissected out the functional properties of identified mechanosensory nerve endings that innervate whisker follicles.

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