W. R. LOEWENSTEIN & R. ALTAMIRANO-ORREGO Nature 178, 1292–1293 (1956) Cite this article 64 Accesses 58 Citations Metrics ...

To explore the role of two types of mechanoreceptors in the skin - Pacinian corpuscles and Meissner corpuscles - to the differing responses of the two brain regions to high- and low-frequency ...

In the Pacinian corpuscle this may be done by the aid of drugs, by changing the ionic environment of the receptor 1 or, as here reported, by taking advantage of differences in duration of the ...

One such receptor, called the Pacinian corpuscle, transduces the sensation from the surface of the skin to a nerve, which then sends electrical signals to the brain. "This is a very complicated ...