ReviewNeuron2013
The sensory neurons of touch.
Review in Neuron, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 726 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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726 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 1,543 citations in OpenAlex.
- The interplay between epidermal cells and the cutaneous sensory nervous: a systematic review.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Somatosensory training: a systematic review and meta-analysis with methodological considerations and clinical insights.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of balance training on different surfaces on ankle proprioception and functional balance in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2026Trial
- Penetrating spinal cord injury transiently inhibits responsiveness to touch in mice.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2026Article
- Intrinsic circadian organization of the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia.Pain reports · 2026Article
- Integrin-Talin axis regulates mechanosensory presynaptic development and behavioral habituation to mechanical stimulation.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Article
- Nonlinear distributed sensing of light patterns leads to perceptual distortions in plants.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
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- Defining a superficial neurovascular corridor in the upper trapezius using proportional surface mapping and cadaveric correlation.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2026Article
- Ancient Somatosensory Circuit Architectures Employ Flexible Molecular Strategies.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
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- Self-Driven Hybrid Piezomagnetic-Iontronic Mechanoreceptors for Bimodal SA/RA Perception and Tactile Synthesis.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Characterizing proprioceptive dysfunction as an early sensory indicator of mild Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Article
- Immunopathogenesis of itch: an integrative framework for chronic pruritus.JID innovations : skin science from molecules to population health · 2026Review
- An inherited hypomorphic variant in PIEZO2 reveals structural features of mechanotransduction.Neuron · 2026Article
- A Bioinspired, Multimodal Soft Tactile Skin with Task-Adaptive Perception for Intelligent Robotic Manipulation.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Peripheral Neuropathy in Metabolic Stress.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
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Abstract
The somatosensory system decodes a wide range of tactile stimuli and thus endows us with a remarkable capacity for object recognition, texture discrimination, sensory-motor feedback and social exchange. The first step leading to perception of innocuous touch is activation of cutaneous sensory neurons called low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs). Here, we review the properties and functions of LTMRs, emphasizing the unique tuning properties of LTMR subtypes and the organizational logic of their peripheral and central axonal projections. We discuss the spinal cord neurophysiological representation of complex mechanical forces acting upon the skin and current views of how tactile information is processed and conveyed from the spinal cord to the brain. An integrative model in which ensembles of impulses arising from physiologically distinct LTMRs are integrated and processed in somatotopically aligned mechanosensory columns of the spinal cord dorsal horn underlies the nervous system's enormous capacity for perceiving the richness of the tactile world.
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