Pain and touch fibers in peripheral nerves
Pain and touch fibers in peripheral nerves
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DOI:
10.1001/archneurpsyc.1933.02240100090008
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发表时间:
1933-04-01
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通讯作者:
O'Leary, J
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作者:
Heinbecker, P;Bishop, GH;O'Leary, J
A group of myelinated fibers in the peripheral nerves of man and dog has been identified as those which conduct impulses resulting in painful sensation. These fibers give rise to a recognizable potential component with a conduction rate of from 30-15 m. per sec. Their short chronaxie and absolutely refractory period measurements identify them as belonging to the somatic type. Tactile sensations are conveyed by the largest and most irritable myelinated fibers in a sensory nerve trunk. Direct stimulation of exposed peripheral human nerves results in only 2 sensations, touch and pain. Differences in the quality of sensations experienced on direct stimulation of exposed nerves and those resulting from stimulation of sensory skin endings are discussed. The . findings lend considerable support to the theory of the specificity of nerve pathways. Nerve fibers seem to occur in groups, not only according to size and conduction rate, but also according to their terminal connections.