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Millisecond Precision Spike Timing Shapes Tactile Perception

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Mackevicius, Emily L., Best, Matthew D., Saal, Hannes P., Bensmaia, Sliman J.·2012·The Journal of Neuroscience
DOI 10.1523/jneurosci.2161-12.2012PMC PMC3752122
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In primates, the sense of touch has traditionally been considered to be a spatial modality, drawing an analogy to the visual system. In this view, stimuli are encoded in spatial patterns of activity over the sheet of receptors embedded in the skin. We propose that the spatial processing mode is complemented by a temporal one. Indeed, the transduction and processing of complex, high-frequency skin vibrations have been shown to play an important role in tactile texture perception, and the frequency composition of vibrations shapes the evoked percept. Mechanoreceptive afferents innervating the glabrous skin exhibit temporal patterning in their responses, but the importance and behavioral relevance of spike timing, particularly for naturalistic stimuli, remains to be elucidated. Based on neurophysiological recordings from Rhesus macaques, we show that spike timing conveys information about the frequency composition of skin vibrations, both for individual afferents and for afferent populations, and that the temporal fidelity varies across afferent class. Furthermore, the perception of skin vibrations, measured in human subjects, is better predicted when spike timing is taken into account, and the resolution that predicts perception best matches the optimal resolution of the respective afferent classes. In light of these results, the peripheral representation of complex skin vibrations draws a powerful analogy with the auditory and vibrissal systems.

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Authors
Mackevicius, E. L., Best, M. D., Saal, H. P., & Bensmaia, S. J.
Affiliations
University of Chicago (US)
ORCID
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Publisher
Society for Neuroscience
Published
2012-10-31
Volume
32
Issue
44
Pages
15309-15317
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
DOI
10.1523/jneurosci.2161-12.2012
PMC
PMC3752122
OpenAlex
W2073272844
Cited by
171
References
78
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (1150209)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007484)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS-18787, R01NS018787)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Multisensory perception and integration
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
Keywords
spike timing, tactile perception, skin vibration, tactile texture, mechanoreceptors, frequency composition, temporal resolution, rhesus monkeys, glabrous skin
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Algorithms, Animals, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Female, Form Perception, Humans, Macaca mulatta, Male, Neurons, Afferent, Physical Stimulation, Psychophysics, Skin, Vibration, Touch Perception, Electrophysiological Phenomena, Young Adult

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