...Alyx O. Milne; Llwyd Orton; Charlotte H. Black; Gary C. Jones; Matthew Sullivan; Robyn A. Grant ABSTRACT Active sensing is the process of moving sensors to extract task-specific information. Whisker touch is often referred to as an active sensory system as whiskers are moved with purposeful control...

... but was not permitted to move his jaw from the station or contact the plate with any part of the skin. The animal's head and vibrissae remained still and in position throughout the trial interval. During testing, an average of 14 whiskers contacted the stimulus plate on each trial. This was confirmed by video recording...

...Robyn A. Grant; Sebastian Haidarliu; Natalie J. Kennerley; Tony J. Prescott SUMMARY Facial vibrissae, or whiskers, are found in nearly all extant mammal species and are likely to have been present in early mammalian ancestors. A sub-set of modern mammals, including many rodents, move their long...