Decreased thickness of the individually-mapped genital cortex after childhood sexual abuse exposure in adult women - Communications Biology Structural mapping of the female genital representation in somatosensory cortex reveals experience-dependent plasticity and associations with childhood sexual abuse, and adult sexual behavior.

How does early trauma shape the brain? 💡A new study finds that childhood sexual abuse is associated with lasting changes in the #somatosensory cortex, especially when it occurs earlier in life. #Neuroscience #MentalHealth
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Layer #2

Can you hear this guy drumming the table?

(admittedly a stretched segue..)

Somewhere between tinnitus and synesthesia, lies "Tensor Tympani Syndrome" (aka Middle Ear Myoclonus) - the involuntary muscle contractions in the middle ear that sound like a finger on a drum.

#Somatosensory 🧠🟦

In this recent study, Felix Preuss et al. observed that inhibitory circuit motifs of cortical #somatosensory layer 5 SST #interneurons are uniform within layers but specific across layers 💡 🔬

📜 Read the #Research here: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

Preprint alert from our lab!
@zhiqingdeng.bsky.social shows how the sensorimotor system reorganizes in people born without hands.

#neuroscience #motor #somatosensory

The Somatosensory Mismatch Negativity The somatosensory mismatch negativity (sMMN) is a neural signature of automatic deviance detection, reflecting predictive processing in touch. This review synthesizes human, animal, and computational...

A first review on the #somatosensory MMN—the brain’s surprise signal for #touch. We outline how S1/S2 track probabilities, generate mismatch responses, and that sMMN appears altered across disorders and aging. A window into how the brain learns from #predictive touch. #neuroskyence #neuroscience

Decoding tactile working memory content reveals performance relevance of parietal fMRI activity patterns Working memory (WM) supports a range of higher order cognitive functions by enabling the short-term maintenance and manipulation of information throug…

Happy to share our new #decoding study!
We show that representations of vibrotactile #WorkingMemory content evolve from #somatosensory to parietal areas.
Decoding from left SPL was linked to WM performance — suggesting a key role in maintaining #tactile information.

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...

Interested in the current challenges of cortical #somatosensory feedback for brain-controlled #bionic hands 🧠 🦾?
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In The Clinical presentation: Common neurological symptoms include #somatosensory deficits, which were the most prevalent presentation in both types of #spinalstrokes. The average interval between #COVID infection and neurological symptoms was about 13 days.

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New paper -- #NIH funded #stuttering research from Elise LeBovidge's PhD dissertation:

Cortical somatosensory responses evoked by orofacial skin stretch experimentally applied during speech movement planning in stuttering and nonstuttering adults - ScienceDirect […]

Layer-specific changes in sensory cortex across the lifespan in mice and humans https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02013-1 #7T #somatosensory #neuroscience

Layer-specific changes in sensory cortex across the lifespan in mice and humans - Nature Neuroscience The principal layer architecture of the sensory cortex is altered with aging. The authors show that overall thinning of the primary somatosensory cortex is driven by deep layer degeneration but that l...

Layer-specific changes in sensory cortex across the lifespan in mice and humans www.nature.com/articles/s41... #7T #somatosensory #neuroscience

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Hasan Kılınç et al. show that visually-impaired individuals have significantly improved #somatosensory and multisensory processing capabilities than sighted control subjects.

Read the #Research: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/...

So cool to see former #somatosensory group mates @mpicbs.bsky.social #neurology doing great out there! 🎉 Wishing you a smooth, joyful and interactive #ASSC28, Nastia & Lena! 🔥🦋

Exploring the Mind-Body Connection: How Awareness Transforms Motor Skills

#MotorBehavior #MindfulMovement #BodyAwareness #Neuroscience #Balance #Posture #MotorSkills #BasalGanglia #Somatosensory #Hyperlordosis #SelfExpression #OculoMotor #HealthyLiving #MovementMatters

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Why does tinnitus worsen after naps? Sstudy identifies how somatosensory factors, including snoring and sleep apnea, contribute to tinnitus loudness increases during naps. Researchers found temporary but measurable effects, suggesting th...

Why does tinnitus worsen after naps? 🛌🎵📚 www.news-medical.net/news/2024120... #Tinnitus #Sleep #Science #Snoring #Health #HearingLoss #SleepApnea #Neurology #Somatosensory #HearingHealth #Medical

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🐭💡 Barrel cortex friends! Does anyone know the best way to adjust the intensity of whisker stimuli? I’m working on a go/no-go task and want to fine-tune the tactile input. Any insights would be amazing!🙏 #Neuroscience #Whisker #Somatosensory