Coding of self and environment by Pacinian neurons in freely moving animals

J Turecek, DD Ginty - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Pacinian corpuscle neurons are specialized low-threshold mechanoreceptors (LTMRs) that
are tuned to detect high-frequency vibration (∼ 50–2,000 Hz); however, it is unclear how …

Emergence of a brainstem somatosensory tonotopic map for substrate vibration

KS Lee, AJ Loutit, D de Thomas Wagner… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Perceiving substrate-borne vibrations is a fundamental component of tactile perception. How
location (somatotopy) and frequency tuning (tonotopy) of vibrations are integratively …

The auditory midbrain mediates tactile vibration sensing

EL Huey, J Turecek, MM Delisle, O Mazor, GE Romero… - Cell, 2025 - cell.com
Vibrations are ubiquitous in nature, sha** behavior across the animal kingdom. For
mammals, mechanical vibrations acting on the body are detected by mechanoreceptors of …

Structural and functional dissection of the Pacinian corpuscle reveals an active role of the inner core in touch detection

LH Ziolkowski, YA Nikolaev, A Chikamoto, M Oda… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pacinian corpuscles are rapidly adapting mechanoreceptor end-organs that detect transient
touch and high-frequency vibration. In the prevailing model, these properties are determined …