Biomechanical simplification of the motor control of whisking
Chris S. Bresee, Yifu Luo, Jasmine L. Alade’Fa, Megan E. Black, Kevin J. Kleczka, Nicholas Edward Bush, Kevin Zhang, Mitra J. Z. Hartmann
The paper investigates how the biomechanics of the rat whisker array simplify motor control during whisking by simulating uniform motor commands and analyzing resulting movements.
Current Biology · Jan 22, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience