Tactile sensory information from facial whiskers provides nocturnal tunnel-dwelling rodents,
including mice and rats, with important spatial and textural information about their immediate …

In the visual system of primates, different neuronal pathways are specialized for processing
information about the spatial coordinates of objects and their identity—that …

Perceptual decisions involve distributed cortical activity. Does information flow sequentially
from one cortical area to another, or do networks of interconnected areas contribute at the …

Sensation is an active process involving the sampling and central processing of external
stimuli selectively in space and time. Olfaction in particular depends strongly on active …

Sensory systems are designed to extract behaviorally relevant information from the
environment. In seeking to understand a sensory system, it is important to understand the …

Linking activity in specific cell types with perception, cognition, and action, requires
quantitative behavioral experiments in genetic model systems such as the mouse. In head …

The array of whiskers on the snout provides rodents with tactile sensory information relating
to the size, shape and texture of objects in their immediate environment. Rodents can use …

The rodent whisker system is widely used as a model system for investigating sensorimotor
integration, neural mechanisms of complex cognitive tasks, neural development, and …

How the brain encodes relevant sensory stimuli in the context of active, natural sensation is
not known. During active tactile sensation by rodents, whisker movement across surfaces …

Bio-mechanoreceptors capable of micro-motion sensing have inspired mechanics-guided
designs of micro-motion sensors in various fields. However, it remains a major challenge for …