Active Sensing: The Rat's Nose Dances in Step with Whiskers, Head, and Breath

Kyle S. Severson; Daniel H. O'Connor

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.01.034

Active Sensing: The Rat's Nose Dances in Step with Whiskers, Head, and Breath

Kyle S. Severson, Daniel H. O'Connor

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Active sampling of touch and smell involves coordinated movements first observed in the rat half a century ago. A new study has unveiled the elegant choreography of this facial and head motion during tactile and olfactory exploration.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R183-R185
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	27
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.01.034
State	Published - Mar 6 2017

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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