nociceptor
noun
no·ci·cep·tor
ˌnō-si-ˈsep-tər 
: a receptor (as in the skin) for nociceptive stimuli : a pain sense organ
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Scientists have established that fish do have nociceptors.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2023
One is the presence of nociceptors—neurons that respond to painful stimuli from the outside world.
—WIRED, 16 Mar. 2023
James Rose, an avid angler and professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Wyoming, has claimed fish don’t possess a human-like capacity for pain because our nociceptors—neural cells that transmit pain reflexively—are different.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2023
At the anatomical level, fish have neurons known as nociceptors, which detect potential harm, such as high temperatures, intense pressure, and caustic chemicals.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018
Acute pain begins with nociceptors—long neurons that originate in the spinal cord and end as thin fibers in the skin.
—Erika Hayasaki, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2017
Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2023
One is the presence of nociceptors—neurons that respond to painful stimuli from the outside world.
—WIRED, 16 Mar. 2023
James Rose, an avid angler and professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Wyoming, has claimed fish don’t possess a human-like capacity for pain because our nociceptors—neural cells that transmit pain reflexively—are different.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2023
At the anatomical level, fish have neurons known as nociceptors, which detect potential harm, such as high temperatures, intense pressure, and caustic chemicals.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian, 8 Jan. 2018
Acute pain begins with nociceptors—long neurons that originate in the spinal cord and end as thin fibers in the skin.
—Erika Hayasaki, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2017
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nociceptor
noun
no·ci·cep·tor
-ˈsep-tər
: a receptor for injurious or painful stimuli : a pain sense organ
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