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- Title
'Where' and 'what' in the whisker sensorimotor system.
- Authors
Diamond, Mathew E; von Heimendahl, Moritz; Knutsen, Per Magne; Kleinfeld, David; Ahissar, Ehud
- Abstract
In the visual system of primates, different neuronal pathways are specialized for processing information about the spatial coordinates of objects and their identity - that is, 'where' and 'what'. By contrast, rats and other nocturnal animals build up a neuronal representation of 'where' and 'what' by seeking out and palpating objects with their whiskers. We present recent evidence about how the brain constructs a representation of the surrounding world through whisker-mediated sense of touch. While considerable knowledge exists about the representation of the physical properties of stimuli - like texture, shape and position - we know little about how the brain represents their meaning. Future research may elucidate this and show how the transformation of one representation to another is achieved.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2008, Vol 9, Issue 8, p601
- ISSN
1471-0048
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrn2411