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Touch Afferent Pathways

Touch Afferent Pathways is a neural signaling system that transmits somatosensory information from peripheral mechanoreceptors to the central nervous system, distinguished by its specialized role in encoding and relaying tactile stimuli such as pressure, vibration, and skin deformation.

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The neural circuit for touch sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Martin Chalfie, J.E. Sulston, JG White et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 1985 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents in humans

Line S. Löken, Johan Wessberg, India Morrison et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2009 · 1.1K citations

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Unmyelinated tactile afferents signal touch and project to insular cortex

Håkan Olausson, Y. Lamarre, Helena Backlund et al. · Nature Neuroscience · 2002 · 995 citations

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Human C-Tactile Afferents Are Tuned to the Temperature of a Skin-Stroking Caress

Rochelle Ackerley, Helena Backlund Wasling, Jaquette Liljencrantz et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2014 · 474 citations · Full text

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Encoding of Direction of Fingertip Forces by Human Tactile Afferents

Ingvars Birznieks, Per Jenmalm, Antony W. Goodwin et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2001 · 356 citations · Full text

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Authors

221

  1. HO
    Håkan Olausson

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    9 publications · 3.9K citations

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  2. FM
    Francis McGlone

    Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. JW
    Johan Wessberg

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    7 publications · 2.5K citations

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  4. LS
    Line S. Löken

    University of Gothenburg, Sweden

    5 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. ÅB
    Å. B. Vallbo

    Umeå University, Sweden

    4 publications · 1.8K citations

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Institutions

118

  1. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    12 h-index

    34 publications

    12.9K citations

  2. Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    10.3K citations

  3. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    1.7K citations

  4. Liverpool John Moores University

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    556 citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    27 publications

    10.4K citations

  6. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    826 citations

  7. University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    131 citations

  8. Neuroscience Research Australia

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    401 citations

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  1. Journal of Neuroscience

    7 publications · 2.9K citations

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  2. Journal of Neurophysiology

    JN · 4 publications · 282 citations

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  3. The Journal of Comparative Neurology

    3 publications · 224 citations

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  4. Nature

    3 publications · 455 citations

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  5. Nature Neuroscience

    3 publications · 2.2K citations

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