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.

The paper quantifies the 3D geometry of harbor seal whiskers and compares it with mice and rats, finding shared structural patterns across species.

This paper compares methods to quantify intrinsic curvature in whiskers across ten species, finding the fractional exponent model most effective for distinguishing species.

The paper quantifies natural tactile scene statistics using 3D object scans and shows they resemble visual image statistics, with neural models capturing primate somatosensory cortex responses.

This study investigates ingestive behavior deficits in Prrxl1 knockout mice, revealing impaired trigeminal pathway function and its impact on orosensory processing across multiple timescales.

This study shows that primary sensory neurons in the rodent vibrissal system encode complex 3D tactile stimuli continuously and multidimensionally, without preferring principal components or binary adaptation classes.

The paper develops a mechanical model of the whisker follicle to simulate whisker deformation during passive contact and active whisking, predicting how muscle contraction and blood pressure affect tactile sensitivity.

This study determines three-dimensional whisker-object contact points during active whisking in awake rats using mechanical signals and high-speed video.