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Nia vibrissa

 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Mechanical signals at the base of a rat vibrissa: the effect of intrinsic vibrissa curvature and implications for tactile exploration.
Rats actively tap and sweep their large mystacial vibrissae (whiskers) against objects to tactually explore their surroundings… Expand
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2011
2011
Superior colliculus cells sensitive to active touch and texture during whisking.
Rats sense the environment through rhythmic vibrissa protractions, called active whisking, which can be simulated in anesthetized… Expand
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2010
2010
Neonatal sensory deprivation and the development of cortical function: unilateral and bilateral sensory deprivation result in different functional outcomes.
The normal development of sensory perception in mammals depends on appropriate sensory experience between birth and maturity… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Superior colliculus control of vibrissa movements.
This study tested the role of the superior colliculus in generating movements of the mystacial vibrissae--whisking. First, we… Expand
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2006
2006
Analysis of LFP phase predicts sensory response of barrel cortex.
Several previous studies have shown the existence of Up and Down states and have linked their magnitude (e.g., depolarization… Expand
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2004
2004
Developmental regulation of active and passive membrane properties in rat vibrissa motoneurones
We characterized the electrophysiological properties of vibrissa motoneurones (vMNs) in rat. Intracellular recordings of vMNs in… Expand
2004
2004
A comparison of primary afferent and cortical neurone activity coding sinus hair movements in the cat
SummaryResponses in the somatosensory cortical area S I to stimulation of facial sinus hairs were recorded in the anaesthetized… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Temporal modulation of spatial borders in rat barrel cortex.
We examined the effects of varying vibrissa stimulation frequency on intrinsic signal and neuronal responses in rat barrel cortex… Expand
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Cell structure and response properties in the trigeminal subnucleus oralis.
Extra- and intracellular recording, electrical stimulation, receptive field mapping, and horseradish peroxidase injection… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Degeneration and regeneration of peripheral nerve in the rat trigeminal system. I. Identification and characterization of the multiple afferent innervation of the mystacial vibrissae
Light and electron microscopic techniques were utilized to examine the sensory innervation of the rat mystacial vibrissa. Each… Expand
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