Somesthetic Senses

This is a review of recent advances in our understanding of the sensory modalities of touch, temperature sensitivity, and pain. Most of the research described is psychophysical or perceptual in nature, but physiological and imaging studies are included when they sharpen issues or reveal underlying m...

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Published in:Annual review of psychology 2010-01, Vol.61 (1), p.243-271
Main Author: HOLLINS, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Emotions - physiology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Hyperalgesia - physiopathology
Information processing
Pain
Pain - physiopathology
Perception
Placebo Effect
Proprioception. Interoception. Pain perception
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sensory perception
Sensory Thresholds - physiology
Tactile perception
Temperature
Thermosensing - physiology
Touch
Touch - physiology
Touch Perception - physiology
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Summary:This is a review of recent advances in our understanding of the sensory modalities of touch, temperature sensitivity, and pain. Most of the research described is psychophysical or perceptual in nature, but physiological and imaging studies are included when they sharpen issues or reveal underlying mechanisms. Coverage of touch research comprises the subjects of acuity, vibrotaction and texture perception, perception of location and movement, tactile attention, and cross-modal phenomena. For pain, the covered topics are central sensitization, pain-touch and pain-pain interactions, placebo effects, the role of attention and emotion in pain, and the genetics of pain. For touch, the topics are arranged roughly in order of increasing cognitive involvement, but such an ordering is not feasible for pain, where attitudes and expectations can substantially affect even the most "sensory" of judgments.
ISSN:0066-4308
1545-2085
DOI:10.1146/annurev.psych.093008.100419