Mechanosensation mediates the “wet dog shake”

“Wet dog shakes” are abundant across mammals and research from the Ginty lab has revealed the underlying somatosensory mechanisms that drive this evolutionary response.

This study adds to a body of work from Dr. Ginty and his team as they continue to uncover the complexities of touch and how our peripheral nervous system reacts to our environment.

Read the original article, from first author Daiwei Zhang, here.