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The 28 pages that link to Sensory neuron, each with the reason it gives.

• NociceptionNarrower topic: Nociceptors are specialized sensory neurons or sensory nerve endings.

• NeuronBroader topic: It converts stimuli detected by receptors into signals entering neural circuits.

• InteroceptionNarrower topic: Interoceptive pathways rely on sensory neurons to transmit bodily information.

• Peripheral nervous systemRelated: Sensory neurons relay signals from peripheral receptors into the brain and spinal cord.

• Nerve conduction studyRelated: Sensory studies measure signals traveling in peripheral sensory fibers.

• Motor neuronCompared with: Its usual signal direction is opposite to a motor neuron's.

• AxonBroader topic: Its axon carries sensory signals toward central neural circuits.

• Sensory ecologyBroader topic: Its responses provide the neural signals animals use to sample environmental conditions.

• Nervous systemBroader topic: Sensory neurons bring incoming signals into nervous pathways.

• NociceptorNarrower topic: Nociceptors are specialized sensory neurons or their peripheral endings.

• Receptive fieldNarrower topic: A receptive field is defined relative to the sensory neuron whose activity is measured.

• MechanoreceptorNarrower topic: Many mechanoreceptors are specialized endings of sensory neurons.

• Herpes simplex virusNarrower topic: Sensory neurons provide the long-lived cellular reservoir in which herpes simplex establishes latency.

• Jacobson's organNarrower topic: Vomeronasal sensory neurons are specialized examples of this general cell type.

• Reflex arcRelated: It carries the stimulus signal into the arc.

• ChemoreceptorRelated: Many chemoreceptors signal through sensory neurons that carry chemical information centrally.

• Referred painNarrower topic: Referred pain depends on how sensory neurons deliver signals from organs and body surfaces.

• Dorsal root ganglionNarrower topic: Ganglion cells are the primary sensory neurons serving spinal nerves.

• MentholNarrower topic: Signals from menthol-sensitive sensory neurons carry the cooling sensation.

• Somatic nervous systemRelated: Somatic sensation depends on sensory neurons linking body receptors to the CNS.

• TRPA1Narrower topic: TRPA1 is expressed in subsets of sensory neurons that detect irritants and damaging conditions.

• Herpes simplex virus type 1Related: HSV-1 establishes latency in sensory neurons after infecting peripheral tissue.

• Postherpetic neuralgiaBroader topic: Shingles injures sensory neurons that carry signals from the affected skin.

• CerciRelated: Sensory neurons carry cercal signals into the insect nervous system.

• Pacinian corpuscleNarrower topic: The corpuscle’s nerve ending belongs to a sensory neuron that carries its signals.

• HypoesthesiaRelated: Damage to these neurons can reduce the signals that reach the brain.

• Invertebrate gangliaRelated: Sensory neurons deliver information that ganglia integrate into behavioral responses.

• Sense organsCompared with: A sensory neuron transmits signals; a sense organ is a structure that houses or organizes detectors.