Understanding the logics of pheromone processing in the honeybee brain: From labeled-lines to across-fiber patterns

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue DEC, 2007, Pages

  Sandoz, Jean Christophe ^a   Deisig, Nina ^a   de Brito Sanchez, Maria Gabriela ^a   Giurfa, Martin ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Across fiber pattern; Antennal lobe; Labeled line; Lateral horn; Mushroom body; Odor processing; Pheromones; Social insect

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858152396     PISSN: 16625153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.08.005.2007     Document Type: Article

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