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          ·January 23, 2023·8 min read

          Origins of Pleasurable Touch Traced From Skin to Brain

          Study reveals a skin-to-brain neural circuit that responds to rewarding forms of social touch. Researchers say the findings could provide an avenue for harnessing the power of touch to assist in treating social and emotional disorders.
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          ·December 2, 2022·5 min read

          How Touch Dampens the Brain’s Response to Painful Stimuli

          A simple act such as rubbing your temples when you have a headache can help to alleviate pain. Researchers say this is because pain-responsive neurons in the brain quiet down when these neurons also receive touch input.
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          ·April 28, 2022·5 min read

          Neural Pathway Key to Sensation of Pleasant Touch Identified

          Researchers have identified a specific neural circuit and neuropeptide responsible for relaying the sensation of a pleasant touch from the skin to the brain.
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          ·April 7, 2022·3 min read

          What Shaking a Container Can Teach Us About Touch

          Study sheds light on the human ability to understand how an object moves inside a container, revealing how different kinds of information can be conveyed via the sense of touch.
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          ·February 23, 2022·6 min read

          Gene Allowing Humans to Feel Touch May Play a Role in Sense of Smell

          A gene commonly associated with the sense of touch may also play an important role in the sense of smell, researchers report.
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          ·February 17, 2022·5 min read

          Scientists Reveal How Venus Fly Traps Snaps Shut

          Researchers have revealed the 3d structure of the Flycatcher1 protein channel which enables the Venus flytrap to close in response to prey. The findings shed light on how other mechanosensitive ion channels may operate in other plants, bacteria, and the human body.
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          ·October 11, 2021·6 min read

          Unraveling the Mystery of Touch

          Study provides a new understanding of the neuroscience mechanisms that make some parts of the body so sensitive to touch.
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          ·August 24, 2021·5 min read

          Evoking the Sense of Touch Through Brain Implant Electrodes

          Using minimally invasive brain implants, researchers evoked the sense of touch in patients who had lost tactile sensations. The technique could be used to restore tactile sensations to those with paralysis and neuropathy.
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          This shows ear and skin sensory cells
          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·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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          ·June 21, 2021·3 min read

          A Robot Has Learned to Combine Vision and Touch

          Combining deep learning algorithms with robotic engineering, researchers have developed a new robot able to combine vision and touch.
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          This shows two robotic arms
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          ·May 21, 2021·4 min read

          Sense of Touch Improves Control of Robotic Arm

          Adding a BCI that evokes tactile sensations makes it easier for users to manipulate and use robotic arm prosthetics.
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          This shows a finger with a heatmap over the fingerprint area showing where the sensory neurons are
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 15, 2021·3 min read

          Fingerprints Enhance Our Sense of Touch

          Sensory neurons in the fingertips are able to detect tactile stimuli at the scale of a single fingerprint ridge.
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