they perceive, by the rate of adaptation, and by morphology. Furthermore, each has a different receptive field.

By sensation

* The slowly adapting type 1 (SA1) mechanoreceptor, with the Merkel corpuscle end-organ (also known as Merkel discs), detects sustained pressure and underlies the perception of form and roughness on the skin. They have small receptive fields and produce sustained responses to static stimulation.
* The slowly

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