Researchers used to believe that individual neurons were precisely tuned to respond to distinct types of touch. By studying rat whiskers, a team now finds that nearly all primary touch-sensitive neurons respond to an extensive range of motions and combination of motions and forces.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210809105859.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210809105859.htm
Neurons that respond to touch are less picky than expected
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