New research reveals that mice use not only touch but also sound to navigate their environments through whisking. These whisker-generated sounds are processed by the auditory cortex, even when tactile input is blocked, suggesting that mice can interpret them as a separate sensory signal.
New research reveals that mice use not only touch but also sound to navigate their environments through whisking. These whisker-generated sounds are processed by the auditory cortex, even when tactile input is blocked, suggesting that mice can interpret them as a separate sensory signal.
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