{"id":17599,"date":"2019-11-05T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T08:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/?p=17599"},"modified":"2024-03-22T13:38:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T12:38:37","slug":"potw1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/picture-of-the-week\/potw1945\/","title":{"rendered":"A mix of sensations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally, we talk about having five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. In reality, our bodies are capable of much more. Sitting right under our skin are a variety of sensory neurons, which are specialised in detecting <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">light touch, p<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ain, temperature, itch or the body\u2019s position.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What you see in this picture is a section of a dorsal root ganglion (DRG). DRGs are neuronal clusters<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in which the cell bodies of sensory neurons are located. Each different type of neuron is marked with a different colour. For example, myelinated neurons are in cyan, nociceptors \u2013 which are important to detect pain \u2013 are in red, and a mix of neurons that are important to detect light touch and the position and movements of the body are in yellow.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The photo was taken by Chiara Morelli from the Heppenstall group at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.it\/research\/unit\/index.html\">EMBL Rome<\/a>. The scientists are trying to understand how our skin perceives sensations. They\u2019re characterising different types of neurons from a molecular and functional point of view.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.embl.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/potw1945_fullres.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"2803\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/potw1945_fullres.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/potw1945_fullres.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/potw1945_fullres-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/potw1945_fullres-768x861.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/potw1945_fullres-913x1024.jpg 913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Credit: Chiara Morelli\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have a stunning picture of your science, your lab or your site, you can submit it&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mathias.jaeger@embl.de\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditionally, we talk about having five senses: sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. 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