The human sense of touch is a complex system that integrates diverse sensations such as pain, temperature, and pleasant ...

Confocal micrograph of a peripheral sensory neuron in culture. Marker stains and antibodies are used to identify neurons (red), c-Fos protein (green) and nuclei (blue). Note the nuclear ...

Reflex actions are quick because there is a direct link in the spinal cord called an inter neuron (between the sensory neuron and a motor neuron) that causes a muscle to make the protective response.

Touch receptors are a subtype of sensory neuron that are located in the skin ... Cnidarians have evolved an array of cell types, from mechanoreceptors to stinging cells. Here they provide evidence ...

Receptor in the skin detects a stimulus (the change in temperature). Sensory neuron sends electrical impulses to a relay neuron, which is located in the spinal cord of the CNS. Relay neurons ...

This key region in the brainstem is known to integrate sensory signals originating ... We analyzed 18 cNTS-Cre mouse lines and cataloged the dynamics of nine cNTS cell types during feeding." ...