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·April 17, 2023·7 min read

Can You Describe a Sensation Without Feeling It First?

A new study that examined people without somatosensation reveals direct sensory experience is not required to understand or use abstract metaphors or language about sensations.

The image shows a hand touching a mirror.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·January 6, 2015·4 min read

International Research Effort Gives Neuroscientists Better Feeling About Sense of Touch

Researchers have linked a group of neurons to a specific type of somatosensation, helping heighten understanding about the sense of touch.

The image shows the belt used for the study.

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·June 14, 2013·4 min read

New Array Measures Vibrations Across Skin may Help Engineers Design Tactile Displays

Using a specially designed vibrotactile display mounted around the waste, researchers study how people use vibrotactile cues to navigate unfamiliar surroundings.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 10, 2012·4 min read

Secrets of Gentle Touch Revealed

Scientists at UCSF uncover the molecular basis of gentle touch, one of the most fundamental, but least well understood of our senses.

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·October 25, 2012·3 min read

Sensory Neurons Identified as Critical to Sense of Touch

The findings in fruit fly larvae demonstrate the first known function for the sensory neurons and provide insights that could broaden the understanding of chronic pain syndromes in humans.

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·July 10, 2012·4 min read

Study Shows the Deaf Brain Processes Touch Differently

Lacking sound input, the primary auditory cortex “feels” touch. The finding reveals how the early loss of a sense affects brain development. It adds to a growing list of discoveries that confirm the impact of experiences and outside influences in molding the developing brain.