Philosophy:Hygroreception
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Hygroreception is the ability to detect changes in the moisture and humidity content of an environment. It is a sense that is not present in humans. Many insects have this sense which has been studied using the cockroach and stick insect.[1][2] The structure responsible for this sense is a hygroreceptor.[3][4] In a study conducted upon nematodes, both thermal and mechanical neural pathways are required in order for a specimen to react to humidity. This supports the theory that hygroreception is a result of thermal and mechanical stimuli.[5]
References
- ↑ Tichy, H; Kallina, W (June 2010). "Insect hygroreceptor responses to continuous changes in humidity and air pressure.". Journal of Neurophysiology 103 (6): 3274–86. doi:10.1152/jn.01043.2009. PMID 20375249.
- ↑ The Science of Forensic Entomology. EBL-Schweitzer. Wiley. 2014. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-119-94036-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=NgMiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA157. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Humidity Sensing in Drosophila". Current Biology 26 (10): 1352–1358. May 2016. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2016.03.049. PMID 27161501.
- ↑ "Evaporative Function of Cockroach Hygroreceptors". PLOS ONE 8 (1): e53998. 16 January 2013. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053998. PMID 23342058. Bibcode: 2013PLoSO...853998T.
- ↑ "Humidity sensation requires both mechanosensory and thermosensory pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111 (22): 8269–8274. June 2014. doi:10.1073/pnas.1322512111. PMID 24843133. Bibcode: 2014PNAS..111.8269R.
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