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Tag: sensory biology

Whiskers in Cats: An Introduction

April 8, 2019April 14, 2019 sara.sheffer16WhiskersLeave a Comment on Whiskers in Cats: An Introduction
Brown tabby cat with pronounced whiskers looks up at a camera with wide green eyes.

Whiskers, or facial vibrissae, function primarily as a replacement or supplement to short-distance vision by detecting forces and vibrations around them (Williams and Kramer 2010). Each whisker acts as a transducer, converting mechanical information about the environment into an electrical…

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