- Function
- High-frequency vibration, deep pressure
- Quantity
- Fewer than Meissner / Merkel; also extra-cutaneous
- Density
- Fingertip ~21 / cm²
- Distribution
- Deep dermis plus joints, viscera, periosteum, breast, genitals
Large lamellar capsules. Huge receptive fields. Detect tools vibrating in the hand and distant mechanical events.