Knowing Neurons
Knowing Neurons

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Feature image depicting a fetus in the womb of a pregnant woman experiencing pain shortly after birth and having that pain show up later on in adulthood. Illustrated by McCall Sarrett.
Aging Big Ideas Brain Development Sensation and Perception 

How Pain in Newborns Can Have Lifelong Consequences

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You probably don’t remember anything from when you were an infant. However, chances are that you experienced some pain immediately after you were born. You might have needed an IV… Read more
Zebrafish
Movement Neuro News Sensation and Perception SfN 2014 

What Zebrafish Teach Us About Touch

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Unlike the sense of vision, which is perceived only by light-sensitive photoreceptors in our eyes, the mechanoreceptors that respond to light touch are located in sensory neurons all over the… Read more
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