Science news articles about 'sensory receptors'

... a head, eyes and ears, this prickly creature has an impressive suite of sensory receptors to detect outside signals. And don't overlook this animal's self-defense abilities: it has ...

... over a large capsaicin concentration range." "Adaptation" is a property that is found in other sensory receptors, such as those in hearing and vision, and is identified in pain receptors as well. ...

Deafness affects more than 250 million people worldwide. It typically involves the loss of sensory receptors, called hair cells, for their "tufts" of hair-like protrusions, and their associated ...

How can some people eat pepper after pepper without pain? Have they destroyed the sensory receptors in their mouths and throats?