Pacinian corpuscles

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Pacinian corpuscles sit deep in the dermis and sense vibratory stimuli. They typically respond to the beginning and end of a constant stimulus, but very quickly adapt to constant stimuli. Because the respond to changes in pressure, rather than constant pressure, they respond well to vibrations. However, because they are found deep in the dermis Pacinian corpuscles do not have good spatial resolution.

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