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NIH Funds $14.2M Project to Map Body's Sensory Network

10/14/2025

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The NIH-supported initiative, led by Nobel laureate Ardem Patapoutian, aims to map the body's internal sensory network, focusing on interoception.
The project will receive $14.2 million in funding over five years.
Researchers will build an atlas showing how sensory neurons connect to organs such as the heart and gut.
The atlas could identify neuron types and pathways and illuminate body-brain communication and interoception-related diseases.

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Story summary

The NIH-supported initiative, led by Nobel laureate Ardem Patapoutian, aims to map the body's internal sensory network, focusing on interoception.
The project will receive $14.2 million in funding over five years.
Researchers will build an atlas showing how sensory neurons connect to organs such as the heart and gut.
The atlas could identify neuron types and pathways and illuminate body-brain communication and interoception-related diseases.