Pacinian

Dr. TIFFANY FIELD (Director, Touch Research Institute, University of Miami, Florida): They're actually called Pacinian corpuscles, and they receive pressure stimulation.

Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch 2010

Dr. TIFFANY FIELD (Director, Touch Research Institute, University of Miami, Florida): They're actually called Pacinian corpuscles, and they receive pressure stimulation.

Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch 2010

Dr. TIFFANY FIELD (Director, Touch Research Institute, University of Miami, Florida): They're actually called Pacinian corpuscles, and they receive pressure stimulation.

Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch 2010

Dr. TIFFANY FIELD (Director, Touch Research Institute, University of Miami, Florida): They're actually called Pacinian corpuscles, and they receive pressure stimulation.

Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch 2010

However, some of the nerve endings, called Pacinian corpuscles, are relatively deep - about 2 millimetres - under the skin, raising questions about how they could detect such subtle vibrations.

dailyindia.com News Feed 2009

These nerve endings, called Pacinian corpuscles, are connected to sensory neurons, which signal the brain.

CNN.com 2009

The mechanoreceptors that do this job are called Pacinian corpuscles.

The Tablet PC Education Blog 2009

If a touch becomes stronger, it eventually activates the Pacinian corpuscle of a pressure-receptor.

The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

The pressure-receptors end in a Pacinian corpuscle, described in 1830 by the Italian anatomist Filippo Pacini.

The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

From time to time some small organ, which had escaped earlier observers, has been pointed out, -- such parts as the _tensor tarsi_, the otic ganglion, or the Pacinian bodies; but some of the best anatomical works are those which have been classic for many generations.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862 Various