Neuronal processing of complex mixtures establishes a unique odor representation in the moth antennal lobe

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn 5, Issue MAY, 2011, Pages

  Kuebler, Linda Sara ^a   Olsson, Shannon B ^a   Weniger, Richard ^a   Hansson, Bill S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological recording; Intracellular; Network; Odor processing; Single cell

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTENNA (ORGAN); ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INTERNEURON; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MANDUCA SEXTA; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; SMELLING; SPIKE WAVE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 83155185709     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2011.00007     Document Type: Article

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