Cutaneous mechanoreceptors, functional behaviour

Vaughan G. Macefield; Ingvars Birznieks; Marc D. Binder; Nobutaka Hirokawa; Uwe Windhorst

Cutaneous mechanoreceptors, functional behaviour

Vaughan G. Macefield, Ingvars Birznieks, Marc D. Binder, Nobutaka Hirokawa, Uwe Windhorst

School of Health Sciences

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Abstract

The skin is the largest organ of the body and is richly supplied with specialized sensory endings of low mechanical threshold. These cutaneous mechanoreceptors allow us to feel the weak forces generated by a slight breeze and to differentiate between the textures and shapes of objects we touch and manipulate; they also contribute to proprioception.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
Place of Publication	Germany
Publisher	Springer
Pages	914-922
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783540296782
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

skin
innervations
proprioception
mechanoreceptors
tactile afferents

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Cutaneous mechanoreceptors, functional behaviour

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