Simons Daniel J
Department of Neurobiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Neuron. 2003 Jul 17;39(2):197-9. doi: 10.1016/s0896-6273(03)00431-8.
Rhythmic whisker movements, called "whisking," are produced by a brainstem central pattern generator (CPG) that uses serotonin to induce periodic firing in facial motorneurons. During active touch, motor cortex could regulate whisking frequency by controlling the rate of firing of the serotonergic neurons.
有节奏的胡须运动，称为“拂须”，由脑干中央模式发生器（CPG）产生，该发生器利用血清素诱导面部运动神经元产生周期性放电。在主动触摸过程中，运动皮层可以通过控制血清素能神经元的放电频率来调节拂须频率。
