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Mechanotransduction in the Nervous System

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Mechanotransduction is the process by which cells convert mechanical load into cellular responses in the body. It is essential for interacting with the physical world around us and crucial for many internal physiological functions. Within the nervous system, mechanotransduction is how mechanical force or tissue deformation is converted to neural signals, typically action potentials. Mechanosensation is the subset of mechanotransduction processes that lead to the perception of a tactile stimulus to the body.

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Bilston, L.E., Stucky, C.L. (2011). Mechanotransduction in the Nervous System. In: Bilston, L. (eds) Neural Tissue Biomechanics. Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/8415_2011_83

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