Researchers finds hidden sensory system in the skin

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Mon, 12/07/2009 - 23:00

(Integrated Tissue Dynamics (INTIDYN)) Researchers report that the human body has an entirely unique and separate sensory system aside from the nerves that give most of us the ability to touch and feel.

Surprisingly, this sensory network is located throughout our blood vessels and sweat glands, and is for most people, largely imperceptible.

This discovery may shed light on the causes of unexplained chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia.

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