Coding of pleasant touch by unmyelinated afferents in humans.

Pleasant touch sensations may begin with neural coding in the periphery by specific afferents. We found that during soft brush stroking, low-threshold unmyelinated mechanoreceptors (C-tactile), but not myelinated afferents, responded most vigorously at intermediate brushing velocities (1-10 cm s(-1)...

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Main Authors: Löken, L, Wessberg, J, Morrison, I, McGlone, F, Olausson, H
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009