title: Active Sensing: The Rat's Nose Dances in Step with Whiskers, Head, and Breath.
abstract: Active sampling of touch and smell involves coordinated movements first observed in the rat half a century ago. A new study has unveiled the elegant choreography of this facial and head motion during tactile and olfactory exploration.
authors.affiliation: The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Brain Science Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: ksevers2@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Kyle S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Severson
authors.affiliation: The Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute, Brain Science Institute, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: dan.oconnor@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005106:Exploratory Behavior; D006257:Head; D009666:Nose; D051381:Rats; D014110:Touch; D014738:Vibrissae