How woodpecker protects its brain from concussion during pecking compared with chicken and pigeon

Head injury has become a threat to human life in transportation accidents, construction. and sports. However, woodpeckers can avoid injuring their brain during high velocity and frequency pecking. To reveal the underlying secret, the pecking process of woodpeckers is simulated and compared with that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang Li, Wei Zhang, Qing Ling Meng, Gang Jiang, Cheng Wei Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2020-06-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0004546