Ever hear of #anemotaxis? Rat "eyebrows" sense the wind.

https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002168

An under-studied subset of whiskers, the supra-orbital whiskers, act as wind antennae in rats.

#neuroscience #PLOSBiology

Rats use #eyebrows to sense the wind! Animals use wind sensing (#anemotaxis) for navigation & survival. @annmclemens @BrechtLab &co use structural, ephys & behavioral analyses to reveal that supra-orbital #whiskers act as wind antennae in rats #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3riXfQV