Weizmann Institute researchers use AI models to show the act of 'whisking' allows mice to generate sounds that, encoded in their brain's auditory cortex, aid them in navigation ...

Imagine touching an object in total darkness. Then, a few minutes later, you recognize it effortlessly... just by looking at ...

A UNIGE team identifies a key brain region that abstracts spatial information from the senses, illuminating a fundamental ...

These 3D-printed whiskers aim to enhance robots' tactile sensor systems, enabling them to better navigate and interact with their surroundings. What challenges do robotics face with regard to ...

While lasers and camera vision is used to instruct robot movement, the additional support of light-weight, cheap and flexible whiskers would give workplace and domestic robots additional tactile ...

Whiskers aren't just adorable—they also play an important role in your pup's life. Here's everything you need to know about ...

She says whiskers are “sensory organs,” even if we don’t typically think of them this way. They are also known as vibrissae or tactile hairs. The whiskers near the cat's nose and mouth are especially ...

Thus, the whisker follicle with its numerous Merkel cells and exquisite sensitivity is biologically analogous to the human fingertip. To study the conveyance of tactile signals, Gu's team studied ...

More information: Zeyu Wang et al, Tactile perception: a biomimetic whisker-based method for clinical gastrointestinal diseases screening, npj Robotics (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s44182-023-00003-8 ...

Your cat’s facial hair is, by all accounts, like a miniature broom. Also called “vibrissae” or tactile hairs, whiskers are two to three times thicker than regular cat hair and have roots ...

These tactile hairs also act as body balancers. Cats have special sensory organs called proprioceptors located at the ends of their whiskers. These send messages to the cat's brain regarding the ...

Mystacial whiskers, which are long and extend on both sides of the snout are the most like a cat's whiskers in that they provide tactile info to your pup. Genal whiskers are the whiskers on your dog's ...