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·April 7, 2014·3 min read

Researchers Identify Key Cells in Touch Sensation

Researchers use optogenetics to determine Merkel cells can sense touch.

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·June 6, 2014·3 min read

Map of Pain Reveals How Our Ability to Identify the Source of Pain Varies Across the Body

Researchers map how pain is distributed across the body without touch sensation.

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·September 25, 2014·2 min read

New Findings on How Brain Handles Tactile Sensations

A new study shows how tactile sensations are coded at the cellular level in the brain.

The image shows a collection of 4 fMRI images showing the neural activity in a person using echolocation.

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·December 23, 2014·2 min read

Echolocation Acts as Substitute Sense for Blind People

Researchers report human echolocation works in tandem with other senses to help deliver vital information for those with visual impairments.

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·March 19, 2015·3 min read

Pain Controlled and Itch Alleviated by Spinal Cord Neurons

Activating specific spinal cord neurons can reduce pain and itching, a new study reports.

Photo of a little baby. Her feet are being tickled.

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·October 19, 2015·3 min read

Tickled Pink? Why Babies Don’t Experience Tickles the Way We Think They Do

Infants in the first four months of life feel when people tickle them and wiggle their feet without connecting the sensation to that person, a new study reports.

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·November 9, 2015·4 min read

Foods That Are More or Less Delicious Than We Expect Can Cause Mood Changes

A new study reports that being pleasantly surprised or disappointed with a certain food product can change a person's mood.

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·May 23, 2016·4 min read

Why We Can’t Tickle Ourselves

A researcher investigates why we find it impossible to tickle ourselves.

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·August 30, 2016·5 min read

Amputees’ Brains Remember Missing Hands Even Years Later

Researchers report that in a patient who lost their hand almost three decades ago, the brain maintains an accurate representation of the missing fingers.