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This Valentine's Day, explore the neuroscience of pleasurable touch

02.07.23 | Columbia University
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Cell

10.1016/j.cell.2022.12.034

Imaging analysis

Animals

Touch neurons underlying dopaminergic pleasurable touch and sexual receptivity

23-Jan-2023

The authors declare no competing interests.

Keywords

Neuroscience Tactile Perception

Article Information

Journal
Cell
DOI
10.1016/j.cell.2022.12.034
Method of Research
Imaging analysis
Subject of Research
Animals
Article Publication Date
2023-01-23
Article Title
Touch neurons underlying dopaminergic pleasurable touch and sexual receptivity
COI Statement
The authors declare no competing interests.

Contact Information

Ivan Amato
Columbia University
ia2475@columbia.edu

Source

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Original Source
https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/valentines-day-explore-neuroscience-pleasurable-touch

How to Cite This Article

APA:
Columbia University. (2023, February 7). This Valentine's Day, explore the neuroscience of pleasurable touch. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LPE53MK8/this-valentines-day-explore-the-neuroscience-of-pleasurable-touch.html
MLA:
"This Valentine's Day, explore the neuroscience of pleasurable touch." Brightsurf News, Feb. 7 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LPE53MK8/this-valentines-day-explore-the-neuroscience-of-pleasurable-touch.html.