Network of somatosensory axons and immune cells in the adult zebrafish skin. Credit to @errricpeterman.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
December 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Network of somatosensory axons and immune cells in the adult zebrafish skin. Credit to @errricpeterman.bsky.social. #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
Excited to share that I’ve recently been named a Kavli-Grossman Scholar at Columbia University. This funding will support our efforts to combine peripheral somatosensory manipulations with large scale brain recordings using Neuropixels.
March 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Excited to share that I’ve recently been named a Kavli-Grossman Scholar at Columbia University. This funding will support our efforts to combine peripheral somatosensory manipulations with large scale brain recordings using Neuropixels.
two new preprints from Wangchu Xiang (@darbly.bsky.social, Ginty labs) about connectomic reconstruction from electron microscopy of somatosensory afferents and projection neurons in the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord
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October 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
two new preprints from Wangchu Xiang (@darbly.bsky.social, Ginty labs) about connectomic reconstruction from electron microscopy of somatosensory afferents and projection neurons in the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord
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Two neurobiologists who helped decipher how the somatosensory system detects touch and pain have won this year’s Brain Prize, the largest award in neuroscience.
By @helenak.bsky.social
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By @helenak.bsky.social
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Two neurobiologists win 2026 Brain Prize for discovering mechanics of touch
Research by Patrik Ernfors and David Ginty has delineated the diverse cell types of the somatosensory system and revealed how they detect and discriminate among different types of tactile information.
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March 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Two neurobiologists who helped decipher how the somatosensory system detects touch and pain have won this year’s Brain Prize, the largest award in neuroscience.
By @helenak.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
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By @helenak.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
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.@mads100tist.bsky.social of @biozentrum.unibas.ch will kick off the #SDBPostdocSeminar with his talk "Spatiotemporal emergence of somatosensory neuron diversity in zebrafish" Image: Somatosensory neurons in the spinal cord of a transgenic zebrafish embryo
April 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
.@mads100tist.bsky.social of @biozentrum.unibas.ch will kick off the #SDBPostdocSeminar with his talk "Spatiotemporal emergence of somatosensory neuron diversity in zebrafish" Image: Somatosensory neurons in the spinal cord of a transgenic zebrafish embryo
Cutting a nerve of the hand alters the organization of digit maps in primary somatosensory cortex
Cutting a nerve of the hand alters the organization of digit maps in primary somatosensory cortex
Nature Human Behaviour, Published online: 13 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41562-026-02548-8Weber et al. show that the normally conserved spatial organization of the digit response maps in primary somatosensory cortex is altered in patients with surgically repaired hand nerves.
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August 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Cutting a nerve of the hand alters the organization of digit maps in primary somatosensory cortex
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Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish
The somatosensory system detects peripheral stimuli that are translated into behaviors necessary for survival. Fishes and amphibians possess two somat…
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November 17, 2024 at 5:38 AM
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Hyperexcitable primary somatosensory cortex in the MitoPark mouse model of Parkinson's disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.29.755142v1
October 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Hyperexcitable primary somatosensory cortex in the MitoPark mouse model of Parkinson's disease https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.29.755142v1
#DBfeature #Zebrafish🐟
Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish
by Joaquín Navajas Acedo
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Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish
by Joaquín Navajas Acedo
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November 15, 2024 at 1:07 PM
#DBfeature #Zebrafish🐟
Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish
by Joaquín Navajas Acedo
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Complete persistence of the primary somatosensory system in zebrafish
by Joaquín Navajas Acedo
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How did animal senses evolve? Max Coyle et al. used choanoflagellates to uncover TRPW, ancient ion channels predating animal somatosensory receptors. TRPW links microbial prey ecology to evolution of receptor structure, sensory organelles, & multicellular processing.
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June 16, 2026 at 4:59 PM
How did animal senses evolve? Max Coyle et al. used choanoflagellates to uncover TRPW, ancient ion channels predating animal somatosensory receptors. TRPW links microbial prey ecology to evolution of receptor structure, sensory organelles, & multicellular processing.
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Hi all! I am new here. I am a neuroscientist studying the developmental signaling shaping diversity of somatosensory circuits. Excited to learn what everyone is working on. Here’s a picture of DRGs, which I love. 😊
November 18, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Hi all! I am new here. I am a neuroscientist studying the developmental signaling shaping diversity of somatosensory circuits. Excited to learn what everyone is working on. Here’s a picture of DRGs, which I love. 😊
#PedSky #MedSky #neuroskyence #neurosci #PainResearch🛟 🫁💊🧪
Sensory neurons promote bone fracture healing
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Sensory neurons promote bone fracture healing
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Mapping somatosensory afferent circuitry to bone identifies neurotrophic signals required for fracture healing
The pain associated with bone fracture is mediated by somatosensory neurons, which also appear to be required to initiate bone regeneration. To characterize neuroanatomical circuitry mediating skeleta...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:15 AM
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Sensory neurons promote bone fracture healing
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Sensory neurons promote bone fracture healing
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@norvid-studies.bsky.social just encountered some tongue-based echolocating bat homunculi (i think the red is the motor representation, blue the somatosensory) www.cell.com/current-biol...
July 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
@norvid-studies.bsky.social just encountered some tongue-based echolocating bat homunculi (i think the red is the motor representation, blue the somatosensory) www.cell.com/current-biol...
There is a theory that people have nightmares about teeth, due to somatosensory justification.
They are, due to stress, grinding their teeth while they sleep. They're perceiving this sensation, while they dream, and then creating a scenario around it, explaining it.
They are, due to stress, grinding their teeth while they sleep. They're perceiving this sensation, while they dream, and then creating a scenario around it, explaining it.
January 9, 2025 at 7:54 PM
There is a theory that people have nightmares about teeth, due to somatosensory justification.
They are, due to stress, grinding their teeth while they sleep. They're perceiving this sensation, while they dream, and then creating a scenario around it, explaining it.
They are, due to stress, grinding their teeth while they sleep. They're perceiving this sensation, while they dream, and then creating a scenario around it, explaining it.
Neural activity in mouse cortex forms rotating spiral waves. The architecture of individual axons matches the wave geometry, centered on somatosensory cortex. Beautiful new pape from our colleagues in the @steinmetzneuro.bsky.social lab.
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June 18, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Neural activity in mouse cortex forms rotating spiral waves. The architecture of individual axons matches the wave geometry, centered on somatosensory cortex. Beautiful new pape from our colleagues in the @steinmetzneuro.bsky.social lab.
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New paper out!🤩
We find that adults with ADHD experience higher somatosensory sensitivity and show different cortical responses measured with somatosensory evoked potentials. This might indicate altered integration.
#adhd
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
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We find that adults with ADHD experience higher somatosensory sensitivity and show different cortical responses measured with somatosensory evoked potentials. This might indicate altered integration.
#adhd
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
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Altered somatosensory processing in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - BMC Psychiatry
Background Tactile sensitivity and sensory overload in ADHD are well-documented in clinical-, self-, and parent- reports, but empirical evidence is scarce and ambiguous and focuses primarily on childr...
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August 14, 2024 at 7:19 AM
New paper out!🤩
We find that adults with ADHD experience higher somatosensory sensitivity and show different cortical responses measured with somatosensory evoked potentials. This might indicate altered integration.
#adhd
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
We find that adults with ADHD experience higher somatosensory sensitivity and show different cortical responses measured with somatosensory evoked potentials. This might indicate altered integration.
#adhd
#PsychSciSky
#neuroskyence
bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Interested in the current challenges of cortical #somatosensory feedback for brain-controlled #bionic hands 🧠 🦾?
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Cortical somatosensory feedback for brain-controlled bionic hands
Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering - Somatosensory feedback is an essential feature of neural prostheses that aim to restore natural hand dexterity after neurological injuries. This Comment...
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September 29, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Interested in the current challenges of cortical #somatosensory feedback for brain-controlled #bionic hands 🧠 🦾?
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your frontal cortices probably can't defuse a panic attack but your somatosensory systems usually can
October 24, 2025 at 5:58 AM
your frontal cortices probably can't defuse a panic attack but your somatosensory systems usually can
Newest paper from the lab, looking at how somatosensory neuron development and function is altered in a Pten haploinsufficient model of ASD. Work was all done by @alefdzphd.bsky.social, who just started an independent position at UTRGV.
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Altered Primary Somatosensory Neuron Development in a Pten Heterozygous Model for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social interactions, repetitive behaviors, and hyper- or hyposensitivity to sensory stimuli. The c....
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September 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Newest paper from the lab, looking at how somatosensory neuron development and function is altered in a Pten haploinsufficient model of ASD. Work was all done by @alefdzphd.bsky.social, who just started an independent position at UTRGV.
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I've joined the 🦋 migration! Here's a pain and somatosensory researchers starter pack. Comment or message me to be added #neuroscience #neuroskyence #pain 🧠 🔬 go.bsky.app/N3EmVKA
November 15, 2024 at 3:23 AM
I've joined the 🦋 migration! Here's a pain and somatosensory researchers starter pack. Comment or message me to be added #neuroscience #neuroskyence #pain 🧠 🔬 go.bsky.app/N3EmVKA
Time to go mad! Thank you @zaycha.bsky.social for inviting @mads100tist.bsky.social for exciting science on somatosensory neuron diversity.
April 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Time to go mad! Thank you @zaycha.bsky.social for inviting @mads100tist.bsky.social for exciting science on somatosensory neuron diversity.
Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing - Nature Communications
Virtual nature exposure reduces self-reported pain and is associated with decreased brain responses linked to somatosensory and nociceptive processing, providing new insights into the underlying mecha...
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March 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
RRIDs were included in this in The Journal of Neuroscience paper. RRIDs improve reproducibility in scientific research. #OpenResearch #RRID #ReproducibleResearch
Modulation and Gating of Transthalamic and Subcortical Pathways through Somatosensory Thalamus
Read the full paper: Modulation and Gating of Transthalamic and Subcortical Pathways through Somatosensory Thalamus
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October 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
RRIDs were included in this in The Journal of Neuroscience paper. RRIDs improve reproducibility in scientific research. #OpenResearch #RRID #ReproducibleResearch
development of somatosensory representations -- super interesting work!
We’re thrilled to share our new research article, "Shaping the developing homunculus: the roles of deprivation and compensatory behaviour in sensory remapping on bioRxiv: rebrand.ly/qbz6nal with @dorothycowie.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 7:47 PM
development of somatosensory representations -- super interesting work!
An example of what we in the NIH Intramural program can accomplish. Excited to share our latest paper in close collaboration with Nick Ryba's group. We examined how inflammation transforms representation in somatosensory neurons to cause pain. Lots of surprises here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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April 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
An example of what we in the NIH Intramural program can accomplish. Excited to share our latest paper in close collaboration with Nick Ryba's group. We examined how inflammation transforms representation in somatosensory neurons to cause pain. Lots of surprises here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...