... Somatosensory Merkel endings Evolution Immunohistochemistry Together with Proboscidea (elephants) and Sirenia (manatees and dugongs), the Hyracoidea (hyraxes) form the supraorder Paenungulata, or ‘nearly ungulates' [Simpson, 1945; Ozawa et al., 1997]. Extant hyraxes comprise four species in three...

... is a reflection of the complexity of the behavior that it subserves. In recent years, several comparative studies have revealed examples of this principle in the visual and auditory system of birds, but somatosensory specializations have largely been ignored. Many species rely heavily on tactile information...

...James M. Bower; Donald H. Beermann; John M. Gibson; Georgia M. Shambes; Wally Welker We defined spatial patterns of organization of projections from somatosensory cerebral cortex (SI) to the somatosensory cerebellar cortex of anesthetized albino rats using microelectrode (stimulation and recording...

... electron microscopy. We found vesicle-containing dendrites and complex synaptic arrangements in the squirrel VPL. Therefore, the relative simplicity of the rat and mouse VPL is not a general feature of the rodent somatosensory thalamus. Brain Behav. Evol. 22: 165-174(1983) © 1983 S. Karger AG. Basel 0006...

...Kenneth C. Catania; Fiona E. Remple Star-nosed moles have a specialized somatosensory system with 22 mechanosensory appendages surrounding the nostrils. A pair of appendages (the 11th pair on the ventral midline) acts as the tactile fovea and is used for detailed investigations. Here we used a high...

... behavior. Naked mole-rat Somatosensory Orienting Vibrissae Touch Guard hairs Subterranean Sensorimotor integration Rodent Blind © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel 2003 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated...

...J.M. Wild; M.F. Kubke; C.E. Carr We have investigated the somatosensory and auditory representations in the nucleus basalis of the barn owl. In pigeons and finches, the nucleus basalis contains a representation of the beak and an auditory area. In the barn owl, the nucleus basalis also contains...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Somatosensory areas occupy a large proportion of the isocortex in insectivores, as mechanosensation is of paramount importance to most species. In the African hedgehog (fig. 5 a) three somatosensory...