The auditory midbrain mediates tactile vibration sensing
Erica L. Huey, Josef Turecek, Michelle M. DeLisle, Ofer Mazor, Gabriel E. Romero, Malvika Dua, Zoe K. Sarafis, Alexis Hobble, Kevin T. A. Booth, Lisa V. Goodrich, David P. Corey, David D. Ginty
The paper shows that the auditory midbrain encodes high-frequency mechanical vibrations detected by Pacinian corpuscles, enabling behavioral responses to tactile vibrations.
Cell · Dec 18, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience