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·July 28, 2025·6 min read

How Cool Touch Travels From Skin to Brain

A groundbreaking study has mapped the full neural circuit that carries cool temperature signals from the skin to the brain. The pathway begins with molecular sensors in the skin, which activate neurons that send signals to the spinal cord, where the message is amplified before reaching the brain.

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·January 6, 2025·5 min read

Controlling Human Body Temperature to Mimic Hibernation

Researchers have discovered a way to control human body temperature, mimicking the hibernation process of animals like bears. By manipulating the brain’s temperature regulation system, they can induce a state of “thermoregulatory inversion” (TI) in rats, reducing heat production even in cold environments.

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·January 24, 2023·4 min read

Common Panic Response Can Desensitize Body to Temperature Changes

Panic-induced hyperventilation can reduce our ability to respond to environmental threats as it desensitizes body temperature to change.

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·October 11, 2021·5 min read

Winter-Swimming Scandinavian Men Can Teach Us How the Body Adapts to Extreme Heat and Cold

A study of Scandinavian Winter swimmers reveals alternating between cold water swimming and hot sauna sessions may affect the way in which brown adipose fat burns energy and produces heat.

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·August 3, 2017·4 min read

Different Sensory Pathways Engaged in Feeling and Responding to External Temperature

Researchers shed light on thermoregulation by disabling parts of rat brains and observing their choice of a comfortable environmental temperature. The findings could provide new understanding of conditions such as heatstroke.