Somatic Sensory System
Receptor Potentials
Thermal and Mechanical Channels
The Skin Harbors Morphologically Distinct Mechanoreceptors
The Major Classes of Somatic Sensory Receptors
Afferent Axon Types
Slowly Adapting and Rapidly Adapting Mechanoreceptors Respond Differently to Stimulation Tonic Phasic
Activity Patterns in Fingertip
General Organization of the Somatic Sensory System
General Organization of the Somatic Sensory System
Dermatomes
Sensitivity of Tactile Discrimination Varies with Location on the Body Surface
Main Mechanosensory Pathways from the Body
Main Mechanosensory Pathways from Face
The Somatic Sensory Portions of the Thalamus and Cortical Targets
Somatotopic Order in the Human Primary Somatic Sensory Cortex