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Photograph of a diffuse brain-injured rat in the whisker nuisance task. Whisker stimulation is conducted by manually deflecting the whiskers on both sides of the face with a wooden applicator stick for 15 min while the animal explores an open test cage. Behavioral performance is scored using the criteria described in the text and Table 1.
