Deciphering how mammals respond to sensations through their fur could inspire further research on skin sensitivity.

The wet dog shakes are an effective way to remove water from fur and also potentially eliminate irritants, tangles, and ...

Dogs have a habit of shaking themselves when they get wet, but this instinctive behavior is not unique to canines. Many ...

Salk Institute / SWNS Salk researchers focused their efforts on the lateral parabrachial nucleus, a portion of the brain that relays sensory information. see also This brain area produces the ...

C-LTMRs, which are typically involved with pleasant affective touch, are connected to spinoparabrachial neurons that transmit sensory signals to the parabrachial nucleus in the brainstem.