Luke H. Ziolkowski

This study reveals that the inner core of Pacinian corpuscles, not the outer core, mediates rapid adaptation and frequency tuning in touch detection.

This study reveals the 3D architecture of avian Meissner corpuscles and identifies a bi-cellular mechanism where lamellar cells release neurotransmitters to trigger action potentials in afferents for touch detection.

The paper uses patch-clamp recordings to study mechanotransduction in duck Meissner corpuscle afferents, showing fast kinetics of mechanically activated current and rapidly adapting firing.