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FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
·December 10, 2022·5 min read

Proprioception: Describing the Genes Associated With the Sixth Sense

Study identifies genetic markers in cells associated with proprioception. The findings provide new clues about how proprioceptive sensory neurons help control movement.
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·September 26, 2022·4 min read

The Neural Cartography of Smell

The experience of every odor derives from precise circuitry in the brain.
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·September 12, 2022·7 min read

How Visual Information Travels From the Retina to the Midbrain

Neurons in the midbrain receive strong, specific synaptic input from retinal ganglion cells, but only from a small number of the sensory neurons.
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·August 31, 2022·5 min read

Eavesdropping on Communication Between Fat and Brain

Newly discovered sensory neurons send information related to stress and metabolism from adipose fat tissue to the brain.
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·June 22, 2022·4 min read

Scientists Identify Sensor Underlying Mechanical Itch Stimulus

Study identifies a specific protein in sensory neurons that detects mechanical itch stimuli such as an insect crawling on the skin or when one touches an object that irritates the skin.
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·June 6, 2022·4 min read

The Brain Applies Data Compression for Decision-Making

The brain maximizes performance while minimizing cost by using data compression to help optimize decision-making.
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·March 20, 2022·5 min read

Researchers Map Human Sensory Neurons, Pursue Chronic Pain Cure

Study reveals how the origins of pain are generated by nociceptors in the dorsal root ganglia.
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·October 19, 2021·5 min read

Drug Helps Sensory Neurons Regrow in the Mouse Central Nervous System

Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug commonly used to treat high cholesterol, activated support cells around sensory neurons in mouse models of spinal cord injury, helping them regrow twice as fast as a placebo.
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·August 9, 2021·6 min read

Neurons That Respond to Touch Are Less Picky Than Expected

Contradicting conventional thought, researchers find neurons associated with processing touch sensations do not simply respond to distinct types of touch. Instead, these neurons respond to many types of touch, and to varying degrees.
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·July 12, 2021·3 min read

A Common Ancestor for Cells Involved in Hearing and Touch

Study points to the evolutionary and developmental similarities between sensory cells in the inner ear and skin.
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·September 7, 2020·3 min read

Rubbing Skin Activates Itch-Relief Neural Pathway

Stroking the skin can be as effective at relieving an itch as scratching, a new study reports. Rubbing an itch activates touch receptors and recruits anti-itch neurons in the spinal cord.
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·August 19, 2020·5 min read

Targeting a Chronic Pain Gateway Could Bring Relief

c-Fos accumulates in the nucleus of peripheral nerve cells of mouse models of chronic pain. Researchers identified around 30 existing drugs that appear to target the importin alpha-3-c-Fos pathway to help treat chronic pain.
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