Signaling by Synaptic Zinc is Required for Whisker-Mediated, Fine Texture Discrimination

•ZnT3 KO mice were unable to discriminate textures having less than 300 µm difference.•ZnT3 WT mice were able to discriminate textures with a difference of less than 25 µm.•ZnT3 KO mice were able to perform normally in the novel object recognition test.•Zincergic signaling is necessary for whisker-m...

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