Haptic object localization in the vibrissal system: Behavior and performance

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 33, 2006, Pages 8451-8454

  Knutsen, Per Magne ^a   Pietr, Maciej ^a   Ahissar, Ehud ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Active touch; Hyperacuity; Learning; Rats; Sensory deprivation; Whisking

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MALE; MOVEMENT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SENSATION; TIME FACTORS; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 33748143364     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1516-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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