Active Touch: Vibrissal Tactile Discrimination

这项研究关注的是大脑如何 通过体感来识别环境中的物体 触觉系统 研究结果将进一步加深我们对 如何在复杂的皮层信息中进行计算 处理系统，并将有助于不断增长的机构， 关于大脑如何组织处理感觉的知识 信息. 使用的技术是行为测试，计算机- 辅助运动分析和单脑电记录 研究哺乳动物如何获取、加工和使用 来自面部触须的感官信息 先前的研究 证明了这种触觉之间存在着重要的相似之处， 系统和人类的指尖的使用，当他们积极 接触纹理表面。

This research is concerned with investigating how the brain recognizes objects in the environment using the somatosensory tactile system. Results obtained will further our understanding of how computations are carried out in complex, cortical information- processing systems, and will contribute to the growing body of knowledge about how the brain is organized to process sensory information. The techniques used are behavioral testing, computer- assisted motion analysis and electrical recordings from single brain cells in order to investigate how mammals acquire, process and use sensory information from facial vibrissae. Previous studies have demonstrated that important similarities exist between this tactile system and use of the fingertips by humans, when they are actively touching textured surfaces.