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The innervation of the muscle spindle: a personal history (2015)
Journal Article
Banks, R. W. (2015). The innervation of the muscle spindle: a personal history. Journal of Anatomy, 227(2), 115-135. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12297

I present a brief review of current understanding of the innervation of the mammalian muscle spindle, from a personal historical perspective. The review begins with comparative studies on the numbers of spindle afferents and considers how their relat... Read More about The innervation of the muscle spindle: a personal history.

Modelling the mechanoreceptor’s dynamic behaviour (2015)
Journal Article
Song, Z., Banks, R. W., & Bewick, G. S. (2015). Modelling the mechanoreceptor’s dynamic behaviour. Journal of Anatomy, 227(2), 243-254. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12328

All sensory receptors adapt, i.e. they constantly adjust their sensitivity to external stimuli to match the current demands of the natural environment. Electrophysiological responses of sensory receptors from widely different modalities seem to exhib... Read More about Modelling the mechanoreceptor’s dynamic behaviour.

The PDZ-domain protein whirlin facilitates mechanosensory signaling in mammalian proprioceptors (2015)
Journal Article
de Nooij, J. C., Simon, C. M., Simon, A., Doobar, S., Steel, K. P., Banks, R. W., …Jessell, T. M. (2015). The PDZ-domain protein whirlin facilitates mechanosensory signaling in mammalian proprioceptors. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(7), 3073-3084. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.3699-14.2015

Mechanoreception is an essential feature of many sensory modalities. Nevertheless, the mechanisms that govern the conversion of a mechanical force to distinct patterns of action potentials remain poorly understood. Proprioceptive mechanoreceptors res... Read More about The PDZ-domain protein whirlin facilitates mechanosensory signaling in mammalian proprioceptors.