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Topic: The Sensory Neurons of Touch: From Function to Dysfunction
Date: March 7, 2016 10:00 a.m. ET
Speaker: David Ginty, Ph.D.
Location: Lipsett Amphitheater at the NIH Clinical Research Center (Building 10), or via Videocast
David Ginty, Ph.D., is the Edward R. and Anne G.
Lefler Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School and an
investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
The somatosensory system relays peripheral sensations from the skin
to the brain, providing information about the state of our body and its
environment and helping us to recognize objects, discriminate textures,
generate sensory-motor feedback, and exchange social cues. Disease
states can affect this system, but more research is needed to understand
the process.'
Dr. Ginty’s work is focused on the development, organization, and
function of neurons that stimulate the skin and mediate our sense of
touch and pain perception. Dr. Ginty’s lecture will provide insight from
novel tools and techniques developed by him and his team that explore
the somatosensory system and the way specific neurons inform our
understanding of certain sensations.
Learn more about the Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series.
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