Electrophysiological characterization of texture information slip-resistance dependent in the rat vibrissal nerve

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Studies in tactile discrimination agree that rats are able to learn a rough-smooth discrimination task by actively touching (whisking) objects with their vibrissae. In particular, we focus on recent evidence of how neurons at differe...

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Main Authors: Albarracín Ana L, Felice Carmelo J, Farfán Fernando D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-04-01
Series:BMC Neuroscience
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/12/32