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Non-synaptic Plasticity in Leech Touch Cells

Frontiers in Physiology, 2019
The role of Na+/K+-pumps in activity-dependent synaptic plasticity has been described in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Here, we provide evidence that the Na+/K+-pump is also involved in activity-dependent non-synaptic cellular plasticity in leech ...
Sonja Meiser, Go Ashida, Go Ashida, Jutta Kretzberg, Jutta Kretzberg   +4 more
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Effects of potassium channel modulators on the responses of mammalian slowly adapting mechanoreceptors

IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 2022
Introduction: slowly adapting mechanoreceptors in the skin provide vital tactile information to animals. The ionic channels that underlie their functioning is the subject of intense research.
Peter M.B. Cahusac, Solomon S. Senok
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Skin‐Like Tri‐Modal Sensors Based on Soft Piezoelectric and Ionic Composites

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Inspired by the multimodal perception of human skin, a soft, skin‐like tri‐modal sensor is presented. The device incorporates an ionically conductive, piezoelectric, elastic composite as its active layer, enabling independent detection of temperature, static strain, and dynamic strain within a single two‐terminal architecture.
Liren Wang, Peter Zalar, Vishva Bhate, Takeo Furukawa, Hidekazu Kodama, Yijun Liu, Yuanyuan Zhou, Chuang Hou, Siyuan Liu, Naoji Matsuhisa   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reduced Mechanical Tactile Stimulation Under Space Microgravity Affects Synaptic Signaling and Contributes to Neuromuscular Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans. [PDF]

FASEB J
Microgravity (μG) reduces mechanical tactile stimulation in Caenorhabditis elegans, causing neuromuscular decline, altered gene expression, synaptic defects, and accelerated aging phenotypes. The gentle‐touch mechanoreceptor MEC‐4 mediates μG‐induced body length reduction and extracellular matrix gene downregulation.
Higashitani A, Moon JH, Hwang JI, Higashitani N, Hashizume T, Abu AA, Ooizumi K, Sazuka I, Hashizume Y, Umehara M, Alcantara AV, Kim BS, Etheridge T, Szewczyk NJ, Abe T, Lee JI, Higashibata A.   +16 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Multimodal Haptic Perception Through Synergistic Nanocomposite Sensor Arrays

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Multi‐modal fingertip haptics are advanced through a bioinspired &vertical‐via' electronic skin architecture. A confined PDMS/MWCNT/NiNP nanocomposite, sitting at the percolation threshold, enables tactile, thermal, and magnetic sensing. A unique via‐density gradient and dedicated &Un‐Touch' reference nodes provide robust spatial resolution and signal ...
Amos Bardea, Fernando Patolsky
wiley   +1 more source

Rate and timing of cortical responses driven by separate sensory channels

eLife, 2015
The sense of touch comprises multiple sensory channels that each conveys characteristic signals during interactions with objects. These neural signals must then be integrated in such a way that behaviorally relevant information about the objects is ...
Hannes P Saal, Michael A Harvey, Sliman J Bensmaia   +2 more
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In Situ Photopolymerization of Smectic B Liquid‐Crystalline Electrolytes from Mesogenic Phosphate–Diacrylate/Ionic Liquid Complexes for High‐Performance Soft Ionic Actuators

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A flexible liquid‐crystalline electrolyte membrane via in situ photopolymerization of a phosphate‐functionalized mesogen, ionic liquid, and diacrylate monomer is developed. The resulting smectic B (SmB)‐phase structure enables 2D ion transport with high conductivity (10−4 S cm−1).
Chengyang Liu, Masafumi Yoshio
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Modeling of a High‐Displacement, Skin‐Integrated Flexible Electromagnetic Actuator for Haptic Interfaces in Virtual Reality

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A flexible, skin‐integrated electromagnetic actuator is developed for wearable virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) haptic systems. A tunable design model enables control over displacement and resonance frequency. The system is validated through a custom VR application with a 6 × 4 actuator array, demonstrating real‐time, spatially targeted tactile ...
Naji Tarabay, Alexandra Zhang Jiang, Ziteng Liu, Rachel Villamor, Derek Cha, Ananya Renuka Balakrishna, Tianshu Liu, Priyanshu Agarwal, Rainer Dömer, Camilo Velez   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Pollen‐Enhanced Bionic Mechanoreceptor Induced by Asymmetric Ionic Convection in Hydrogel for Sensory‐Augmented Prostheses

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work proposed a pollen‐enhanced bionic mechanoreceptor based on ionic convection. Leveraging the ion anchoring effect of the pollen particle, the output performance could be ∼12 times higher than the original state. By employing deep learning models as AI brains, the feasibility of a sensory‐augmented prosthesis consisting of a pollen‐enhanced ...
Zi Hao Guo, Jingyu Deng, Yanzhang Xu, Chenchen Zhou, Yangshi Shao, Xiong Pu, Munho Kim, Namjoon Cho   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting Supramolecular Active Complexes of Nav1.7/Nav1.8 to Relieve Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In mice and patients with severe chronic neuropathic pain (NP), Nav1.7, Nav1.8, TrkB, and five cytoskeletal proteins form supramolecular active complexes (SMACs) with polygonal lattice structures as noxious signal amplifiers in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons.
Liting Sun, Hang Xian, Yunxin Shi, Taotan Yang, Hongyan Shuai, Wenchao Hu, Siying Fei, Miao Xu, Taoyuan Yang, Ruilong Xia, Ting Wen, Fengting Zhu, Yan Fu, Yang Li, Wei Xia, Ran Qian, Yuanying Liu, Zhicheng Tian, Lamei Li, Qian Zhou, Lize Xiong, Rui Cong, Ceng Luo, Shengxi Wu, Xiafeng Shen, Xin Yu, Rou‐Gang Xie, Changgeng Peng   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source