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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-04-01
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Series: | BMC Neuroscience |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/12/32 |