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Gerard C. Gorniak
Researcher at University of Michigan
Publications - 9
Citations - 626
Gerard C. Gorniak is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mastication & Masticatory force. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 9 publications receiving 617 citations.
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Mastication in the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus (reptilia: Rhynchocephalia): Structure and activity of the motor system.
TL;DR: The masticatory pattern of Sphenodon punctatus, the sole remaining rhynchocephalian, now restricted to islands off the coast of New Zealand, has been analyzed by detailed anatomy, cinematography, cinefluoroscopy, and electromyography.
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Quantitative assay of electromyograms during mastication in domestic cats (Felis catus).
Gerard C. Gorniak,Carl Gans +1 more
TL;DR: Cats reduce food on one side at a time, and their chewing cycles show both horizontal and anteroposterior deflections, which indicates that food objects are shifted from side to side by lateral jerks of the head and movements of the tongue.
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Functional morphology of lingual protrusion in marine toads (Bufo marinus)
Carl Gans,Gerard C. Gorniak +1 more
TL;DR: High-speed cinematography synchronized with computer-analyzed electromyograms (EMGs) shows that during the flip the tongue is supported by the M. genioglossus medialis and that this muscle stiffens into a rod when stimulated.
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Feeding in golden hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus.
TL;DR: Simultaneous cine and electromyographic records of freely feeding, unanesthetized golden hamsters show that their motion and muscular activity during mastication differ from those of albino rats.
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How Does the Toad Flip Its Tongue? Test of Two Hypotheses
Carl Gans,Gerard C. Gorniak +1 more
TL;DR: High-speed cinematography and synchronized electromyography show that the tongue is rotated over the symphysis by a complex of rods formed from stiffened intrinsic tongue muscles, which become rigid rods that form a muscular ballista.