The Somatosensory System: Perception of Touch and Body Awareness The somatosensory system allows the body to detect touch, pressure, temperature, pain, and body position. Sensory receptors in the skin, muscles, and joints The science behind the sense of touch involves specialized nerve endings in the skin that detect physical stimuli such as pressure, vibration, and temperature Sex organs sense vibrations through specialized touch neurons Sensory transduction and adaptation Mechanoreceptors convert mechanical stimuli into electrical signals by a process called transduction. Before the stimulus arrives (1), the mechanoreceptor is at rest. Thus the potential across the membrane Sensory Receptor an overview ScienceDirect Topics Tourmaline Heating Electric Foot Massager Reflexology SPA With Low Frequency Pulse Acupuncture EMS TEN Circulation Booster AliExpress 66