eLife<p>Researchers used <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/optogenetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>optogenetics</span></a> to stimulate epidermal cells in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/drosophila" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drosophila</span></a> larvae, triggering escape behaviours even without injury.</p><p>This shows that mechanosensory signals can drive nociceptive responses, linking touch detection to pain responses.<br><a href="https://elifesciences.org/articles/95379?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elifesciences.org/articles/953</span><span class="invisible">79?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic</span></a></p>