Human foot outperforms the hand in mechanical pain discrimination
Kevin K. W. Ng, Odai Lafee, Otmane Bouchatta, Adarsh D. Makdani, Andrew G. Marshall, Håkan Olausson, Sarah McIntyre, Saad S. Nagi
The paper compares mechanical pain discrimination between the hand and foot, finding the foot performs better, which cannot be explained by peripheral nociceptor activity.
eNeuro · Jan 25, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience