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Selective Nerve Block of A- or C-Afferents Confirms Dual Role in Touch Pleasantness but Not Touch-Pain Modulation
Benedetta Albinni, Lindsey Crankshaw, Emrys Jones…·Laura K. Case
This study uses nerve blocks to show that both A- and C-fibers contribute to touch pleasantness, but only C-fibers modulate pain.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.07.757355