2017
Molecular basis of tactile specialization in the duck bill
Schneider ER, Anderson EO, Mastrotto M, Matson JD, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG, LaMotte RH, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Molecular basis of tactile specialization in the duck bill. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 13036-13041. PMID: 29109250, PMCID: PMC5724259, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708793114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAvian ProteinsBeakChickensCloning, MolecularDucksEmbryo, NonmammalianGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHumansIon ChannelsKineticsMechanoreceptorsMechanotransduction, CellularMicePatch-Clamp TechniquesRecombinant ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpecies SpecificityTouchTouch PerceptionTrigeminal GanglionConceptsMolecular basisHeterologous expression systemSpecialist birdsMouse orthologPiezo2 ion channelsTactile specializationExpression systemDuck billMolecular characterizationIon channelsFeeding behaviorEdible matterPiezo2BirdsElectrophysiological characterizationSlow inactivation kineticsOrthologsVertebratesMechanoMechanotransductionKnockdownInactivation kineticsMurky watersHigh densityNeurons
2000
Softness Discrimination With a Tool
LaMotte R. Softness Discrimination With a Tool. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2000, 83: 1777-1786. PMID: 10758090, DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.83.4.1777.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Raised Object on a Planar Surface Stroked Across the Fingerpad: Responses of Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors to Shape and Orientation
Lamotte R, Friedman R, Lu C, Khalsa P, Srinivasan M. Raised Object on a Planar Surface Stroked Across the Fingerpad: Responses of Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors to Shape and Orientation. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1998, 80: 2446-2466. PMID: 9819255, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.80.5.2446.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Neural encoding of shape: responses of cutaneous mechanoreceptors to a wavy surface stroked across the monkey fingerpad
LaMotte R, Srinivasan M. Neural encoding of shape: responses of cutaneous mechanoreceptors to a wavy surface stroked across the monkey fingerpad. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1996, 76: 3787-3797. PMID: 8985876, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1996.76.6.3787.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Tactual discrimination of softness
Srinivasan M, LaMotte R. Tactual discrimination of softness. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1995, 73: 88-101. PMID: 7714593, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1995.73.1.88.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
Cutaneous neural codes for shape
LaMotte R, Srinivasan M, Lu C, Klusch-Petersen A. Cutaneous neural codes for shape. Canadian Journal Of Physiology And Pharmacology 1994, 72: 498-505. PMID: 7954079, DOI: 10.1139/y94-073.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors of the Hand: Experimental Studies and Their Implications for Clinical Testing of Tactile Sensation
Greenspan J, LaMotte R. Cutaneous Mechanoreceptors of the Hand: Experimental Studies and Their Implications for Clinical Testing of Tactile Sensation. Journal Of Hand Therapy 1993, 6: 75-82. PMID: 8343885, DOI: 10.1016/s0894-1130(12)80287-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Tactile detection of slip: surface microgeometry and peripheral neural codes
Srinivasan M, Whitehouse J, LaMotte R. Tactile detection of slip: surface microgeometry and peripheral neural codes. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1990, 63: 1323-1332. PMID: 2358880, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1990.63.6.1323.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1986
Tactile detection of a dot on a smooth surface: peripheral neural events
LaMotte R, Whitehouse J. Tactile detection of a dot on a smooth surface: peripheral neural events. Journal Of Neurophysiology 1986, 56: 1109-1128. PMID: 3097273, DOI: 10.1152/jn.1986.56.4.1109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of impulsesVon Frey filamentsPeripheral nerve fibersAnesthetized macaque monkeysReceptive fieldsFiber recordingsNerve fibersMacaque monkeysAction potentialsCertain stimulus conditionsNerve impulsesMagnitude of sensationTactile detectionSensory magnitudeStimulus conditionsResponse of RACapacity of humansSensory detectionNeural eventsMechanical eventsMonkeysSame stimuliSkinSensationRA
1983
Tactile Detection Thresholds for a Single Asperity on an Otherwise Smooth Surface
Johansson R, Lamotte R. Tactile Detection Thresholds for a Single Asperity on an Otherwise Smooth Surface. Somatosensory & Motor Research 1983, 1: 21-31. PMID: 6679912, DOI: 10.3109/07367228309144538.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1978
Defects in accuracy of reaching after removal of posterior parietal cortex in monkeys
Lamotte R, Acun˜a C. Defects in accuracy of reaching after removal of posterior parietal cortex in monkeys. Brain Research 1978, 139: 309-326. PMID: 414819, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(78)90931-9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research