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CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 2, Pages 243-250Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2011.11.013
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- Canadian Institutes of Health Research [MT-5877]
- National Institutes of Health [NS058668, NS066664]
- US-Israeli Binational Foundation [2003222]
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Sniffing and whisking are two rhythmic orofacial motor activities that enable rodents to localize and track objects in their environment. They have related temporal dynamics, possibly as a result of both shared musculature and shared sensory tasks. Sniffing and whisking also constitute the overt expression of an animal's anticipation of a reward. Yet, the neuronal mechanisms that underlie the control of these behaviors have not been established. Here, we review the similarities between sniffing and whisking and suggest that such similarities indicate a mechanistic link between these two rhythmic exploratory behaviors.
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