{
  "id": 14631809,
  "title": "Selective Nerve Block of A- or C-Afferents Confirms Dual Role in Touch Pleasantness but Not Touch-Pain Modulation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/selective-nerve-block-of-a-or-c-afferents-confirms-dual-role-in-touch",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.07.757355v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Gentle and deep pressure are distinct types of touch that often elicit pleasant sensations and modulate pain. Although touch pleasantness has traditionally been attributed to unmyelinated C-tactile afferents, growing evidence suggests an important contribution of myelinated A-fibers. However, the relative role of A- and C-fibers in touch-evoked pleasantness and pain modulation remains unclear. To…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}