<P> Problems with mechanoreceptors lead to disorders such as: </P> <Ul> <Li> Neuropathic pain - a severe pain condition resulting from a damaged sensory nerve </Li> <Li> Hyperalgesia - an increased sensitivity to pain caused by sensory ion channel, TRPM8, which is typically responds to temperatures between 23 and 26 degrees, and provides the cooling sensation associated with menthol and icillin </Li> <Li> Phantom limb syndrome - a sensory system disorder where pain or movement is experienced in a limb that does not exist </Li> </Ul> <Li> Neuropathic pain - a severe pain condition resulting from a damaged sensory nerve </Li> <Li> Hyperalgesia - an increased sensitivity to pain caused by sensory ion channel, TRPM8, which is typically responds to temperatures between 23 and 26 degrees, and provides the cooling sensation associated with menthol and icillin </Li>

The nerves that are responsible for converting tactile stimuli into electrical signals