Why wet feels wet? An investigation into the neurophysiology of human skin wetness perception

The ability to sense humidity and wetness is an important sensory attribute for many species across the animal kingdom, including humans. Although this sensory ability plays an important role in many human physiological and behavioural functions, as humans largest sensory organ i.e. the skin seems n...

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Main Author: Davide Filingeri
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2014
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Design not elsewhere classified
Skin wetness
Hygrosensation
Thermosensation
Mechanosensation
Skin
Thermoreceptors
Mechanoreceptors
Somatosensory
Sensation
Perception
Temperature
Humidity
Clothing
Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/16592
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