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Neurons that sense different types of touch are “born” unspecialized but develop specific features based on the skin type they end up innervating. The finding, based on research in mice, sheds light on a long-standing mystery about how these nerve cells end up performing their specialized tasks. The research could eventually help scientists regenerate damaged or diseased nerves, understand certain inherited nerve disorders.
Michael Greenberg shares The Brain Prize, considered the world’s most significant prize for brain research, with two neuroscientists for their critical insights into brain plasticity.
The sense of touch is essential to almost everything we do, from routine tasks at home to navigating unfamiliar terrains that may conceal dangers.
A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School has unveiled a mechanism that may underlie the greater sensitivity of certain skin regions.<br />
Some parts of the body-;our hands and lips, for example-;are more sensitive than others, making them essential tools in our ability to discern the most intricate details of the world around us.