Multisensory neural integration of chemical and mechanical signals.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_DF2AE069442B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Multisensory neural integration of chemical and mechanical signals.
Journal
BioEssays
Author(s)
Sánchez-Alcañiz J.A., Benton R.
ISSN
1521-1878 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0265-9247
Publication state
Published
Issued date
08/2017
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
39
Number
8
Pages
1700060
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Chemosensation and mechanosensation cover an enormous spectrum of processes by which animals use information from the environment to adapt their behavior. For pragmatic reasons, these sensory modalities are commonly investigated independently. Recent advances, however, have revealed numerous situations in which they function together to control animals' actions. Highlighting examples from diverse vertebrates and invertebrates, we first discuss sensory receptors and neurons that have dual roles in the detection of chemical and mechanical stimuli. Next we present cases where peripheral chemosensory and mechanosensory pathways are discrete but intimately packaged to permit coordinated reception of external cues. Finally, we consider how chemical and mechanical signals converge in central neural circuitry to enable multisensory integration. These insights demonstrate how investigation of the interplay between different sensory modalities is key to a more holistic and realistic understanding of sensory-guided behaviors.

Keywords
Animals, Humans, Models, Neurological, Neurons/metabolism, Signal Transduction/physiology, behavior, chemosensation, mechanosensation, multisensory integration, neural circuit, neurogenetics, sensory receptor
Pubmed
Web of science
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20/08/2019 16:03
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