Tail movement evoked by various tilt amplitudes. Ipsilateral per turbation trials with 10, 20 and 30 degree tilts shown in normal and 4x slowed-down video. Credit: Journal of Experimental Biology ...

A challenge to mice and research In addition to elucidating the role of mice tails, the researchers also developed a new experimental setup for assessing mouse balance. The previous standard is a ...

Previously, the role of mice tails in maintaining balance was poorly understood and often overlooked in experiments. "While mice are crucial in neuroscience because of their likeness to us, our ...

Researchers just discovered that the spiny mouse was concealing bony plates beneath the skin over its tail. By Asher Elbein At first it looks like a slightly more hairy rodent. But the spiny mouse ...

However, a study published May 24 in the journal iScience, shows that African spiny mice actually produce the same spiny structures beneath the skin of their tails, which has gone largely ...

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CT scans revealed a layer of bony scales, or osteoderms, hidden beneath the skin of the tails in spiny mice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The spiny mouse is an unassuming rodent, but it’s armed with a very special tail. CT scans show the tail is sheathed in a secret blanket of bony plates. Before the scans, only one other group of ...

Tracking and modeling mouse movements during the platform walking task. Ipsilateral movements (IL) refer to the tail being on the same side as the tilt direction, while contralateral (CL ...