
Episode 121: The Biology of Pain
The Science of Everything Podcast
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No-Seoceptors - What Are They?
Most types of no-seoceptors just have, the input is just essentially bare nerve endings. This is distinct from many types of neurons that are associated with detecting signals relating to touch or temperature or vibrations and so on which often have very specialised structures. So beyond a certain threshold, these receptors will be activated like beyond acertain threshold of pressure and temperature and so forth and those no-seeceptive sensations will be transmitted up to the brain. These neurons as I said the dendritic projections sit somewhere near the skin or near other internal organs in the case of somatic ones.
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