By a Whisker: Rats and the Perception of Texture

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By a Whisker: Rats and the Perception of Texture

<img alt="" src="http://media-3.web.britannica.com/eb-media/69/93369-004-69D2BEEF.jpg" width="265" height="199" align="right" />The role of the whisker in a rat's ability to sense its environs is akin to the role of the fingertip and even the eye in our ability to perceive the world. Now, new research points to the complex biology underlying the remarkable ability of rats' whiskers to perceive texture specifically, which could shed light on our own sense of touch.

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