Historically, the body's sensory systems have been presumed to provide the brain with raw
information about the external environment, which the brain must interpret to select a …

Detection and discrimination of odorants by the olfactory system plays a pivotal role in
animal survival. Olfactory-based behaviors must be adapted to an ever-changing …

The central nervous system rapidly learns that particular stimuli predict imminent danger.
This learning is thought to involve associations between neutral and harmful stimuli in …

Inputs from olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) axons expressing the same type of odorant
receptor (OR) converge in the glomerulus of the main olfactory bulb. A key marker of mature …

Early experience with food influences taste preference in adulthood. How gustatory
experience influences development of taste preferences and refinement of cortical circuits …

Olfactory marker protein (OMP) was first described as a protein expressed in olfactory
receptor neurons (ORNs) in the nasal cavity. In particular, OMP, a small cytoplasmic protein …

Female mammals generally have a superior sense of smell than males, but the biological
basis of this difference is unknown. Here, we demonstrate sexually dimorphic neural coding …

Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) in the nasal cavity detect and transduce odorants into
action potentials to be conveyed to the olfactory bulb. Odorants are delivered to ORNs via …

Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) use odour-induced intracellular cAMP surge to gate
cyclic nucleotide-gated nonselective cation (CNG) channels in cilia. Prolonged exposure to …

Habituation is the most fundamental form of learning. As a firewall that protects our brain
from sensory overload, it is indispensable for cognitive processes. Studies in humans and …