[DOC] [TLE] Eimer's organ - Wikipedia [PAR] Eimer's organs are sensory organs in which the epidermis is modified to form 
bulbous papillae. First isolated by Theodor Eimer from the European mole in 
1871, these organs are present in many moles, and are particularly common in 
the ... Theodor Eimer described the discrete microscopic organ of touch that 
densely... [DOC] [TLE] Sense - Wikipedia [PAR] A sense is a physiological capacity of organisms that provides data for perception
. The senses ... The ability to detect other stimuli beyond those governed by these 
most broadly ... External senses include the traditional five: sight, hearing, touch, 
smell and ... Humans receive tastes through sensory organs called taste buds,... [DOC] [TLE] Flow sensing by pinniped whiskers [PAR] While in harbour seal whiskers the unique surface structure explains its high ... 
Thus, these aquatic mammals do not show any whisking behaviour like that 
known ... However, as relative motion between the tactile organ and an object .... 
its whiskers are less sensitive to decaying hydrodynamic information inherent in 
a trail. [DOC] [TLE] Whale Senses - Touch [PAR] The skin of a whale is very sensitive to touch. ... They are especially sensitive 
around their genital organs, the tops of their heads, their flippers and their bellies. 
These are important areas for the whale to protect and of which to be aware. ... 
Most whales also have whisker-like structures on their snouts called vibrissae. 
These... [DOC] [TLE] Vibrissal sensitivity in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) | Journal of ... [PAR] Here, we measured the sensitivity of the vibrissal system of a harbor seal (Phoca 
vitulina) ... et al., 2010, 2011), the seal's vibrissal system would need to be highly 
sensitive. ... it has been demonstrated that the rat (a known vibrissal specialist) 
can detect .... These frequency-dependent patterns of velocity caused by modes 
of... [DOC] [TLE] A Nose for Touch | The Scientist Magazine [PAR] Sep 1, 2012 ... TOUCHY FEELY: The remarkably sensitive tactile organ that gives the ... the star 
is probably the most sensitive and highly acute touch organ found on ... Known 
as Eimer's organs, these sensory protrusions cover the entire... [DOC] [TLE] Full Text (PDF) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [PAR] Nov 13, 2007 ... whiskers are responsible for providing accurate tactile information ... of facial 
vibrissae, which are extremely sensitive tactile organs used as both high- ... (14), 
little is known about the processing of sensory signals in this part of the ... Here 
we set out to quantitatively investigate these responses in the CA1... [DOC] [TLE] The Functional Organization of the Barrel Cortex - ScienceDirect [PAR] Oct 24, 2007 ... Somatosensory whisker-related processing is highly organized into stereotypical 
... These layer 4 barrels are somatotopically arranged in an almost identical .... In 
the rat there can be large gaps, called septa, between individual layer ...... its 
environment, it is indeed highly sensitive to touch of real objects. [DOC] [TLE] On-going computation of whisking phase by mechanoreceptors ... [PAR] In the rodent's vibrissal system, the whisking-cycle phase has been identified as 
a key coordinate, and phase-based representation of touch has been reported 
..... The peripheral endings of these pseudo-unipolar cells form 
mechanoreceptors in ..... although TG and PrVs units were highly sensitive to it, 
PrVm and SpVir cells... [DOC] [TLE] Comparative Analysis of the Flexural Stiffness of Pinniped Vibrissae [PAR] Jul 1, 2015 ... Pinnipeds have the largest and most highly innervated vibrissae among ... The 
profiles of beaded vibrissae are known to decrease the amplitude of ... may 
function to enhance the sensitivity of mechanoreceptors to detection of small ... 
The beaded morphology of phocid seal vibrissae decreases these... [DOC] [TLE] Frontiers | Sensory Perception in Cetaceans: Part ICurrent ... [PAR] Apr 24, 2016 ... Taken together, we will identify a number of technical and conceptual ... 
Bottlenose dolphins are known for their production of signature .... In cetaceans, 
visual sensitivity is maximized by a high density of .... As a control, these vibrissal 
crypts were covered with a plastic shell to prevent contact with seawater.

Question: Technically, these highly sensitive touch organs are known as vibrissae
Answer: Whiskers