How do you feel? Molecules that sense touch and other pressures

The inner workings of the brain have eluded neuroscientists for ages-including how we perceive sensations such as touch, pain, sound and even blood flow. In this free in-person Front Row lecture, Scripps Research professor and Nobel laureate Ardem Patapoutian discussed the molecular sensors that enable the mind to interpret different physical and chemical stimuli. These discoveries-which Patapoutian was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for-are helping answer long-standing questions in neuroscience, such as how cells communicate with each other, how we sense our body in time and space, how these sensors impact different diseases and more.
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