Peripheral optogenetic stimulation induces whisker movement and sensory perception in head-fixed mice

We discovered that optical stimulation of the mystacial pad in Emx1-Cre;Ai27D transgenic mice induces whisker movements due to activation of ChR2 expressed in muscles controlling retraction and protraction. Using high-speed videography in anesthetized mice, we characterize the amplitude of whisker p...

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Published in:	eLife
Main Authors:	Sunmee Park, Akhil Bandi, Christian R Lee, David J Margolis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2016-06-01
Subjects:	active sensation sensorimotor integration tactile learning channelrhodopsin-2 barrel cortex mystacial vibrissae
Online Access:	https://elifesciences.org/articles/14140