Sex organs sense vibrations through specialized touch neurons

Anastasia-Maria Zavitsanou () and Ishmail Abdus-Saboor ()

Nature, 2024, vol. 630, issue 8018, 822-823

Abstract: A little-studied sensory structure called the Krause corpuscle is responsible for detecting light touch and is essential for normal sexual behaviour in mice. The findings have interesting implications for human sexual intimacy.

Keywords: Sensory systems; Neuroscience; Animal behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-01645-w

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