Neuroscientist Catherine McCrohan describes some of the different types of touch receptors that are located in the skin, how touch signals are conveyed in the nervous system, and some of the ways we use this information
Figure 1 Section of skin showing the structure and position of mechanoreceptors
Touch
Mechanoreceptor
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Biological Sciences Review
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