CHAPTER 47
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Chapter 47 – Somatic Sensations: I. General Organization, the Tactile and Position Senses
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This chapter explains sensory receptors, receptive fields, and coding of intensity, location, and duration.
It details mechanoreceptors (Meissner, Pacinian, Ruffini, Merkel), proprioceptors, and adaptation mechanisms.
Ascending pathways (DCML and spinothalamic) integrate peripheral input for precise touch and body position perception.