Electronic Theses and Dissertations Uc San Diego Title: Biomechanics and Cortical Representation of Whisking in the Rat Vibrissa System Biomechanics and Cortical Representation of Whisking in the Rat Vibrissa System
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.................................................................................................................... xiii Chapter 1 – Introduction .............................................................................................. 1 Chapter 2 – Motor control in the rat vibrissa system .................................................. 5 2.1 The motor plant for whisking ............................................................................. 5 2.2 Anatomical connections with motor cortex ........................................................ 7 2.3 Organization of vM1 ........................................................................................ 10 2.4 Role of motor cortex in control ........................................................................ 12 2.5 Prospects for the future ................................................................................... 14 2.6 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................... 15 Chapter 3 Biomechanics of the vibrissa motor plant in rats .................................... 16 3.
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