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Labeled lines meet and talk: population coding of somatic sensations
Qiufu Ma
Qiufu Ma
Published November 1, 2010
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 2010;120(11):3773-3778. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI43426.
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Labeled lines meet and talk: population coding of somatic sensations

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Abstract

The somatic sensory system responds to stimuli of distinct modalities, including touch, pain, itch, and temperature sensitivity. In the past century, great progress has been made in understanding the coding of these sensory modalities. From this work, two major features have emerged. First, there are specific neuronal circuits or labeled lines transmitting specific sensory information from the skin to the brain. Second, the generation of specific sensations often involves crosstalk among distinct labeled lines. These features suggest that population coding is the mechanism underlying somatic sensation.

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