The functional diversification of somatosensory neuron repertoires across Mammalia
S. Andrew Shuster, Jia Yin Xiao, Bruno Gegenhuber, Shamsuddin A. Bhuiyan, Min Dai, Yongting Chen, Michelle M. DeLisle, Preston Sheng, Elizabeth Howell, Michael Brecht, Elena O. Gracheva, Cynthia F. Moss, David L. Paul, Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, Gord Fishell, , David D. Ginty
The paper shows that somatosensory neuron repertoires in mammals diversify through changes to conserved neuron types, enabling adaptation to different habitats and body forms.
bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience