Human skin wetness perception: psychophysical and neurophysiological bases

The ability to perceive thermal changes in the surrounding environment is critical for survival. However, sensing temperature is not the only factor among the cutaneous sensations to contribute to thermoregulatory responses in humans. Sensing skin wetness (i.e. hygrosensation) is also critical both...

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Main Authors: Davide Filingeri, George Havenith
Format: Default Article
Published: 2015
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Design not elsewhere classified
Skin
Temperature
Humidity
Body temperature regulation
Hygroreceptors
Thermoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors
Hygrosensation
Perception
Nervous system
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/16722
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