Section: Research

Peter Grigg, Ph.D.

Academic Role: Professor Emeritus

Faculty Appointment(s) In:
   Physiology

Joint Faculty In:
   Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute

Other Affiliation(s):
   Program in Neuroscience

Stretch Sensor Neurons in Skin

I study mechanical – evoked neuronal behavior sensitivity in cutaneous mechanoreceptor neurons. M y goals are to understand the local mechanical states in the skin that activate afferent neurons. I am currently using isolated skin – nerve preparations from rodent models to study the role of shear stress and shear strain in activating stretch - sensitive mechanoreceptor neurons.  A second project seeks to understand how periodic stimuli cause phase – locked responses in afferent neurons driven by hair movements.

Office: S4-245
Phone: 508-856-2457
Fax: 508-856-5997
E-mail: Peter.Grigg@umassmed.edu
Keywords: Biophysics

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