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Are there any approximations of how many bits of information human somatosensory system produces? Especially mechano-receptors as measured in average number of bits per area of skin per second?

I've only been able to find this information for spiders

I can't find anything on this topic, please share your knowledge about similar topic, like the above article.

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Have you tried a forward Scholar search on the article you included? In particular, have you looked at this article? – Artem Kaznatcheev Mar 5 at 18:06
I don't really know that bits is a sensible way to think about information processing in nervous systems. I'd need to he convinced – Xurtio Mar 9 at 12:45
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This question is not very amenable to empirical inquiry unless you pick a particular measure of information or complexity you are interested in. Have a look at this paper for more information. – Christian Hummeluhr Mar 31 at 10:57

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