Antagonism in olfactory receptor neurons and its implications for the perception of odor mixtures

Natural environments feature mixtures of odorants of diverse quantities, qualities and complexities. Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) are the first layer in the sensory pathway and transmit the olfactory signal to higher regions of the brain. Yet, the response of ORNs to mixtures is strongly non-ad...

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Main Authors: Gautam Reddy, Joseph D Zak, Massimo Vergassola, Venkatesh N Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2018-04-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/34958