First-Of-Its-Kind Mechanical Model Simulates Bending of Mammalian Whiskers (IMAGE)

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First-Of-Its-Kind Mechanical Model Simulates Bending of Mammalian Whiskers

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Mechanics is key to whisker tactile sensation. When a whisker is deflected, its deformation profile within the follicle determines the activity of different groups of mechanoreceptors.

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Yifu Luo and Nadina Zweifel

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