David Ginty studies the experience of sensation, focusing on the interplay between the brain, central nervous system, and sensory neurons. He highlights that while sensory dysfunction in autistic individuals was thought to originate in the brain, it is more complex. The somatosensory system encompasses various stimuli, including touch and emotional reactions to it. Ginty is actively pursuing non-opioid pain treatment methods, with implications for conditions such as chronic pain, sexual dysfunction, and hypersensitivity in autism spectrum disorder.
"The auditory system cares about sound waves in a particular frequency range. The visual system, similarly, only cares about a narrow band of the visual light range. But the somatosensory system cares about tactile stimuli, thermal stimuli, chemical stimuli, proprioception..."
"Ginty and his team found that in animal models of autism spectrum disorder, the locus of sensory dysfunction was not the brain, as had been previously believed."
"How does touch trigger an emotional response? Somatosensation is incredibly rich and multidimensional."
"We're looking hard to find non-opioid approaches to treat pain and we've identified many potential approaches."
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