Tactile experience shapes prey-capture behavior in Etruscan shrews
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Tactile experience shapes prey-capture behavior in Etruscan shrews
A crucial role of tactile experience for the maturation of neural response properties in the somatosensory system is well established, but little is known about the role of tactile experience in the development of tactile behaviors. Here we study how tactile experience affects prey capture behavior in Etruscan shrews, Suncus etruscus. Prey capture in adult shrews is a high-speed behavior that r...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1662-5153
DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2012.00028