Right-left asymmetries in the whisking behavior of rats anticipate head movements

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 34, 2006, Pages 8838-8846

  Towal, R Blythe ^a   Hartmann, Mitra J ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Sensorimotor; Trigeminal; Vestibular; Vibrissa; Whiskers

Indexed keywords

AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN STEM; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; HEAD MOVEMENT; KINEMATICS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN; VELOCITY; VIBRISSA;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIODICITY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; ROTATION; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; VIBRISSAE;

EID: 33748284087     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0581-06.2006     Document Type: Article

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