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Mitra J. HartmannProfessor, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University Verified email at northwestern.edu Cited by 3952 |
Mechanical characteristics of rat vibrissae: resonant frequencies and damping in isolated whiskers and in the awake behaving animal
MJ Hartmann, NJ Johnson, RB Towal… - Journal of …, 2003 - Soc Neuroscience
We investigated the natural resonance properties and damping characteristics of rat
macrovibrissae (whiskers). Isolated whiskers rigidly fixed at the base showed first-mode resonance …
macrovibrissae (whiskers). Isolated whiskers rigidly fixed at the base showed first-mode resonance …
[HTML][HTML] Robotic whiskers used to sense features
JH Solomon, MJ Hartmann - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
Whiskers mimicking those of seals or rats might be useful for underwater tracking or tactile
exploration. Several species of terrestrial and marine mammals with whiskers (vibrissae) use …
exploration. Several species of terrestrial and marine mammals with whiskers (vibrissae) use …
Right–left asymmetries in the whisking behavior of rats anticipate head movements
RB Towal, MJ Hartmann - Journal of Neuroscience, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
Rats use rhythmic movements of their vibrissae (whiskers) to tactually explore their environment.
This “whisking” behavior has generally been reported to be strictly synchronous and …
This “whisking” behavior has generally been reported to be strictly synchronous and …
Oscillatory activity in the cerebellar hemispheres of unrestrained rats
MJ Hartmann, JM Bower - Journal of neurophysiology, 1998 - journals.physiology.org
Hartmann, Mitra J. and James M. Bower. Oscillatory activity in the cerebellar hemispheres of
unrestrained rats. J. Neurophysiol. 80: 1598–1604, 1998. We recorded multiunit neural …
unrestrained rats. J. Neurophysiol. 80: 1598–1604, 1998. We recorded multiunit neural …
Haptically linked dyads: are two motor-control systems better than one?
METHOD Thirty students (10 men; 2 left-handed; ages 18–24) from Northwestern University's
psychology participant pool participated with informed consent. In each session, 2 …
psychology participant pool participated with informed consent. In each session, 2 …
Active sensing capabilities of the rat whisker system
MJ Hartmann - Autonomous Robots, 2001 - Springer
The rat whisker system may be a good model for approaching the design of robust robotic
active sensing and exploratory systems. Here we examine how rats use their whiskers (…
active sensing and exploratory systems. Here we examine how rats use their whiskers (…
Haptic cooperation between people, and between people and machines
Haptic interaction between people and machines might benefit from an understanding of
haptic communication between one person and another. We recently reported results showing …
haptic communication between one person and another. We recently reported results showing …
Multifunctional whisker arrays for distance detection, terrain mapping, and object feature extraction
…, MA Peshkin, MJ Hartmann - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several species of animals use whiskers to accurately navigate and explore objects in the
absence of vision. We have developed inexpensive arrays of artificial whiskers based on strain…
absence of vision. We have developed inexpensive arrays of artificial whiskers based on strain…
An in silico central pattern generator: silicon oscillator, coupling, entrainment, and physical computation
In biological systems, the task of computing a gait trajectory is shared between the biomechanical
and nervous systems. We take the perspective that both of these seemingly different …
and nervous systems. We take the perspective that both of these seemingly different …
Toward goal-driven neural network models for the rodent whisker-trigeminal system
In large part, rodents “see” the world through their whiskers, a powerful tactile sense enabled
by a series of brain areas that form the whisker-trigeminal system. Raw sensory data …
by a series of brain areas that form the whisker-trigeminal system. Raw sensory data …