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"The results suggest that whiskers are an integrative and multisensory sensory system. It may have evolved this way throughout evolution to help mice locate food or protect themselves from predators." Illustration: depositphotos.com

The whisker that hears: Mice identify objects by the sounds their whiskers make

New research from the Weizmann Institute presents a fascinating turn in sensory research – mice whiskers not only sense touch, but also produce sounds that are captured by the auditory system and used to identify objects.
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From the right: Prof. Ehud Ahisher, Dr. Kanarik Bagdasarian and Dodi Deutsch. Perception

Between touch and sight