The endings of sensory neurons that detect touch in the skin. Credit: Ginty lab Even before we are born and begin experiencing the sensations of daily life—a soft shirt on our arms, for example, or a hard tabletop under our fingertips—humans begin to form the senses needed to survive. One of our most important senses is touch, which is the first to develop—starting only eight weeks into pregnancy—and allows us to detect and process tactile information from inside and outside the body. Touch is so integral to our lives that Read More