Sniff adjustment in an odor discrimination task in the rat: analytical or synthetic strategy?

Sniff adjustment in an odor discrimination task in the rat: analytical or synthetic strategy?

A growing body of evidence suggests that sniffing is not only the mode of delivery for odorant molecules but also contributes to olfactory perception. However, the precise role of sniffing variations remains unknown. The zonation hypothesis suggests that animals use sniffing variations to optimize t...

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Main Authors: Emmanuelle eCourtiol, Laura eLefèvre, Samuel eGarcia, Marc eThévenet, Belkacem eMessaoudi, Nathalie eBuonviso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Discrimination
Olfaction
Sniffing
sorption properties
olfactomotor act
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00145/full

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