Mouse Navigation Strategies for Odor Source Localization

Navigating an odor landscape is a critical behavior for the survival of many species, including mice. An ethologically relevant mouse behavior is locating food using information about odor concentration. To approximate this behavior, we used an open field odor-based spot-finding task indoors with li...

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Main Authors: Annie Liu, Andrew E. Papale, James Hengenius, Khusbu Patel, Bard Ermentrout, Nathan N. Urban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2020.00218/full