Vibrissa-Based Object Localization in Head-Fixed Mice

• Published in: The Journal of neuroscience Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 1947 - 1967
• Main Authors: O'Connor, Daniel H, Clack, Nathan G, Huber, Daniel, Komiyama, Takaki, Myers, Eugene W, Svoboda, Karel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Soc Neuroscience 03.02.2010; Society for Neuroscience
• Subjects: Animals; Exploratory Behavior - physiology; Head Movements - physiology; Mice; Mice, Inbred C57BL; Movement - physiology; Restraint, Physical; Somatosensory Cortex - physiology; Somatosensory Cortex - physiopathology; Space Perception - physiology; Touch - physiology; Vibrissae - physiology
• ISSN: 0270-6474; 1529-2401; 1529-2401
• DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3762-09.2010

Linking activity in specific cell types with perception, cognition, and action, requires quantitative behavioral experiments in genetic model systems such as the mouse. In head-fixed primates, the combination of precise stimulus control, monitoring of motor output, and physiological recordings over...