The Secondary Somatosensory Cortex Gates Mechanical and Thermal Sensitivity
Daniel G. Taub, Qiufen Jiang, Francesca Pietrafesa, Junfeng Su, Caitlin A. Greene, Michael R. Blanchard, Aakanksha Jain, Mahmoud El-Rifai, Alexis Callen, Katherine Yager, Clara Chung, Zhigang He, Chinfei Chen, Clifford J. Woolf
This study investigates how the secondary somatosensory cortex (S2) modulates mechanical and thermal sensitivity through distinct neural circuits compared to the primary somatosensory cortex (S1).
bioRxiv · May 19, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience