Table 2.

Pairwise statistics on contacting side whisking setpoints

Category	Comparison	p value
Contacting side setpoint, front	Precue vs cued	<0.0001***
	Precue vs trigger	<0.0001***
	Precue vs lick	<0.0001***
	Precue vs end-of-trial	1.0000, NS
Contacting side setpoint, back	Precue vs cued	0.0007***
	Precue vs trigger	<0.0001***
	Precue vs lick	<0.0001***
	Precue vs end-of-trial	1.0000, NS
Contacting side setpoint, front vs back	Precue	0.4603, NS
	Cued	<0.0001***
	Trigger	<0.0001***
	Lick	<0.0001***
	End-of-trial	0.2638, NS

Pairwise comparisons of whisker setpoints in the different behavioral epochs showing the change in setpoint in the active epochs when compared with the precue epoch. Both the contacting whisker “front” and the “back” adjacent whisker were positioned at distinct setpoints during behaviors: cue, trigger, and licking. There were significant differences in setpoints, for contacting (front) and adjacent whisker (back) during the cue and lick epochs. Analysis was performed using a Kruskal–Wallis test, followed by Dunn’s post hoc pairwise tests with Bonferroni’s correction. For each session, the median values of whisking setpoint, in each behavioral phase, for each whisker were computed and the position of the whisker in each behavioral epoch were compared with position in the precue epoch. The omnibus p value was p < 0.0001. Each row on the table corresponds to a post hoc pairwise testing. ***p < 0.001; NS, p > 0.05. N = 85 sessions of 16 animals.