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Mechanoreceptors

Dual Innervation of Neonatal Merkel Cells in Mouse Touch Domes

Jingwen Niu, Anna Vysochan, Wenqin Luo

Water-Induced Finger Wrinkles Do Not Affect Touch Acuity or Dexterity in Handling Wet Objects

Julia Haseleu, Damir Omerbašić, [ ... ], Gary R. Lewin

Tactile Spatial Acuity in Childhood: Effects of Age and Fingertip Size

Ryan M. Peters, Daniel Goldreich

The Anatomy of the bill Tip of Kiwi and Associated Somatosensory Regions of the Brain: Comparisons with Shorebirds

Susan J. Cunningham, Jeremy R. Corfield, [ ... ], Stuart Parsons

Directional Coordination of Thumb and Finger Forces during Precision Pinch

Ke Li, Raviraj Nataraj, Tamara L. Marquardt, Zong-Ming Li

On the Edge: Haptic Discrimination of Edge Sharpness

Andy L. Skinner, Christopher Kent, [ ... ], Jan M. Noyes

Grouping by Proximity in Haptic Contour Detection

Krista E. Overvliet, Ralf Th. Krampe, Johan Wagemans

Scaling Proprioceptor Gene Transcription by Retrograde NT3 Signaling

Jun Lee, Andreas Friese, [ ... ], Silvia Arber

Simultaneous Disruption of Mouse ASIC1a, ASIC2 and ASIC3 Genes Enhances Cutaneous Mechanosensitivity

Sinyoung Kang, Jun Ho Jang, [ ... ], Timothy J. Brennan

Quantitative Characterization of the Filiform Mechanosensory Hair Array on the Cricket Cercus

John P. Miller, Susan Krueger, Jeffrey J. Heys, Tomas Gedeon

The Advantages of a Tapered Whisker

Christopher M. Williams, Eric M. Kramer

Rat Merkel Cells Are Mechanoreceptors and Osmoreceptors

Nicholas Boulais, Jean-Pierre Pennec, [ ... ], Laurent Misery

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