Molecular and cellular limits to somatosensory specificity

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Animals detect environmental changes through sensory neural mechanisms that enable them to differentiate the quality, intensity and temporal characteristics of stimuli. The 'doctrine of specific nervous energies' postulates that the different sensory mo...

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Main Authors: Viana Félix, Belmonte Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-04-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/4/1/14