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

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 …

Whisking and sniffing are predominant aspects of exploratory behaviour in rodents. Yet the
neural mechanisms that generate and coordinate these and other orofacial motor patterns …

Cortical-feedback projections to primary sensory areas terminate most heavily in layer 1 (L1)
of the neocortex,, where they make synapses with tuft dendrites of pyramidal neurons. L1 …

Classical studies of mammalian movement control define a prominent role for the primary
motor cortex. Investigating the mouse whisker system, we found an additional and equally …

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

Mammals perform a multitude of well-coordinated orofacial behaviors such as breathing,
sniffing, chewing, licking, swallowing, vocalizing, and in rodents, whisking. The coordination …

The developing barrel cortex reveals a rich repertoire of neuronal activity patterns, which
have been also found in other sensory neocortical areas and in other species including the …

Rats discriminate surface textures using their whiskers (vibrissae), but how whiskers extract
texture information, and how this information is encoded by the brain, are not known. In the …