Thermoception
In physiology, thermoception or thermoreception is the sensation and perception of temperature, or more accurately, temperature differences inferred from heat flux. It deals with a series of events and processes required for an organism to receive a temperature stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal in order to trigger an appropriate defense response.
Thermoception in larger animals is mainly done in the skin;
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In snakes
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In bats and other mammals
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In insects
Other animals with specialized heat detectors are forest fire seeking beetles (
In humans
In humans, temperature sensation from
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See also
- Infrared sensing in snakes
- Infrared sensing in vampire bats
- List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine#Laureates
- Electroreception– Biological electricity-related abilities
- Mechanoreceptor – Sensory receptor cell responding to mechanical pressure or strain
- Nociception – How an organism receives and responds to painful stimuli
- Proprioception – Sense of self-movement, force, and body position
Notes
References
- ^ "Can You Feel The Heat? Your Cilia Can". 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ a b The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet (4 Oct 2021) Press release: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021: David Julius, and Ardem Patapoutian
- ^ a b "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine" (PDF). Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ Johnson, JI (2008). Kaas, JH; Gardner, EP (eds.). 6.16 Specialized Somatosensory Systems. Vol. 6: Somatosensation. Elsevier. 6.16.2 Thermal Sensory Systems, pp. 332-335.
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ignored (help) - ^ E. A. Newman, P. H. Hartline (1982). The Infrared ‘vision’ of snakes. Scientific American 20:116-127.
- ^ L. Kürten, U. Schmidt, K. Schäfer (1984): Warm and Cold Receptors in the Nose of the Vampire Bat, Desmodus rotundus. Naturwissenschaften 71:327-28.
- ^ E. O. Gracheva, J. F. Codero-Morales, J. A. González-Carcaía, N. T. Ingolia, C. Manno, C. I. Aranguren, J. S. Weissman, D. Julius (2011). Ganglion-specific splicing of TRPV1 underlies infrared sensation in vampire bats. Nature 476:88-91.
- ^ Bálint, A., Andics, A., Gácsi, M. et al. Dogs can sense weak thermal radiation. Sci Rep 10, 3736 (2020).[1]
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External links
- A. Campbell, R. R. Naik, L. Sowards, M. O. Stone (2002) Biological infrared imaging and sensing. Micron 33:211-225.