Neural circuits of the mammalian main olfactory bulb

S. Burton,G. Lepousez,P. Lledo,M. Wachowiak

Published 2020 in Unknown venue

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Abstract The main olfactory system of the mammalian brain is responsible for encoding, processing, and ultimately perceiving an extraordinarily complex and diverse olfactory environment, providing information about food, predators, and conspecifics that are crucial for survival. This feat is achieved across a surprisingly compact neural architecture that lacks a direct thalamic relay and exhibits high-order associational features as early as the first central processing station: the main olfactory bulb. The main olfactory system, and main olfactory bulb in particular, is thus uniquely well suited for investigating fundamental principles of neural computation. In this chapter, we review the structural and functional organization of the main olfactory bulb and provide discussion of several recent advances in the field of olfactory neuroscience.

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