Summing up

Abstract

The symposium was host to two different groups of participants: On the one hand the investigators, who examined the various aspects of mechanoreception and presented the results of their experiments. On the other hand the audience consisting not only of members of the first mentioned group, but also of fellows of the “Schwerpunktprogramm Rezeptorphysiologie” and of various members of the “Sonderforschungsbereich Bionach”. They all are experts on their particular fields of investigation and qualified for resonance and valuable criticism. The resulting lively exchange of information and ideas surpassed our expectations which had been already high in regard of the excellent list of lectures.