Open AccessRats whisk whiskers to sense surroundings
Author(s) -
Kathryn Knight
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of experimental biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367
H-Index - 185
eISSN - 1477-9145
pISSN - 0022-0949
DOI - 10.1242/jeb.113357
Subject(s) - whiskers , whisking in animals , the imaginary , communication , whisker , art , anatomy , physics , biology , psychology , materials science , composite material , neuroscience , ecology , psychoanalysis , somatosensory system
![][1] Watching a rat's rapidly shivering whiskers, you might be forgiven for thinking that the animal was nervy, but Mitra Hartmann, from Northwestern University, USA, explains that far from expressing anxiety, the animals are deftly exploring their surroundings. ‘Rats use their
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