INVESTIGADORES
FELICE Carmelo Jose
artículos
Título:
The mathematical whisker: A review of numerical models of the rat׳s vibrissa biomechanics
Autor/es:
LUCIANNA, FACUNDO ADRIÁN; ALBARRACÍN, ANA LÍA; VRECH, SONIA MARIEL; FARFÁN, FERNANDO DANIEL; FELICE, CARMELO JOSÉ
Revista:
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
Editorial:
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Referencias:
Año: 2016 vol. 49 p. 2007 - 2014
ISSN:
0021-9290
Resumen:
The vibrissal system of the rat refers to specialized hairs the animal uses for tactile sensory perception. Rats actively move their whiskers in a characteristic way called ?whisking?. Interaction with the environment produces elastic deformation of the whiskers, generating mechanical signals in the whisker?follicle complex. Advances in our understanding of the vibrissal complex biomechanics is of interest not only for the biological research field, but also for biomimetic approaches. The recent development of whisker numerical models has contributed to comprehending its sophisticated movements and its interactions with the follicle. The great diversity of behavioral patterns and complexities of the whisker?follicle ensemble encouraged the creation of many different biomechanical models. This review analyzes most of the whisker biomechanical models that have been developed so far. This review was written so as to render it accessible to readers coming from different research areas.