Neuroscientists map brain's response to cold touch

(Carnegie Mellon University) Carnegie Mellon neuroscientists have mapped the feeling of cool touch to the brain's insula in a mouse model. The findings provide an experimental model that will advance research into conditions like pain and hypersensitivity to cold and help researchers to continue to unravel the multifaceted ways touch is represented in the brain.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news