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Harel, Oram, Sherman and Ahissar
Paying Attention to Reflexes
10.07.2017
Brain & Behavior, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

How does attention direct the subconscious actions of our sensory organs? 

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Calculating Whiskers Send Precise Information to the Brain
28.01.2016
Brain & Behavior

Organs that sense through movement are more complex than thought

Measuring the response to novelty: A mouse repeatedly touches the object and pulls away (nose and whisker contacts are color-coded; d is the distance of the snout from the object)
Curiosity and Constraint
22.09.2014
Brain & Behavior
A mathematical model shows how our brains may take in novelty
Rats' whiskers
New Angle on Perception
12.06.2013
Brain & Behavior

Rats' whiskers, and other sense organs, may process information even before it gets to the nearest nerve cell

Volunteers had "whiskers"attached to their fingers
Learning a New Sense
09.01.2013
Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists observe as humans learn to sense like a rat, with “whiskers”

Illustration: attaching plastic “whiskers” to the fingers of blindfolded volunteers and asking them to carry out a location task
Learning a New Sense
05.11.2012
Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists observe as humans learn to sense like a rat, with ”whiskers”
 

Robotics That Will be Able to Aid in Times of Need
Robotics That Will be Able to Aid in Times of Need
11.08.2008
Brain & Behavior, Robotics and Machine Learning
SCIENTISTS FROM EUROPE, ISRAEL AND THE USA ARE DEVELOPING 'ROBOTIC RATS' THAT WILL BE ABLE TO AID IN RESCUE MISSIONS AND...
Triple Code
Triple Code
30.01.2006
Brain & Behavior
Three different types of code come into play when rats sense with their whiskers
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In the Loop
In the Loop
17.05.2005
Brain & Behavior

A Weizmann Institute study finds that signals travel from a rat’s whiskers to its brain along three separate pathways

 

Twitching Whiskers Tell All
Twitching Whiskers Tell All
20.01.2004
Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Study shows that perception is tied to movement

 

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