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University of Pennsylvania neuroscientist Mayank Gautam and colleagues honed in the tendency for episodes to be triggered by a mere touch.in our bodies. Some of them activate with a slight pressure, whereas others require much firmer impact to engage.and touch neurons help our bodies decide if something is uncomfortable or not.
This indicates that as well as sensing touch and contributing to local pain detection Aβ-LTMRs also play a role in mediating pain response across the entire body in the presence of inflammation. This could explain why activating receptors away from the injury site through electrical nerve stimulations can soothe pain.
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