title: Sensory biology: bats feel the air flow.
abstract: A new study shows that hairs on the flight membranes of bats act as airflow sensors. Neurons in the brain that are sensitive to touch respond to stimulation of the hairs, and removal of the hairs compromises flight performance.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK. Gareth.Jones@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: Gareth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D005426:Flight, Animal; D006197:Hair / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000294:innervation / Q000502:physiology*