Touch and Pain . Lumen. (n.d.). https://courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-psychology/chapter/reading-touch-and-pain/. 

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Tactile receptors detect light touch. There are four types of tactile receptors, which are found primarily in the dermis layer:
- Pacinian Corpuscles
- Meissner Corpuscles
- Merkel's Discs
- Ruffini's Endings

Tactile Receptors

Touch and Pain

Meissner's corpuscles are tactile receptors in the skin that are sensitive to pressure and lower-frequency vibrations. This function contributes to the perception of texture and detailed form.

Meissner's Corpuscles

Pacinian corpuscles are receptors in the skin that specialize in detecting transient pressure and high-frequency vibrations.

Pacinian Corpuscles

Merkel's disks are a type of touch receptor found in the skin that is specialized to respond to light pressure.

Merkel's Disks

Ruffini corpuscles, also known as Ruffini's endings, are slow-adapting touch receptors within the skin that are specialized to detect stretch.

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