Idiosyncratic neural coding and neuromodulation of olfactory individuality inDrosophila

Neural correlates of olfactory learning: Critical role of centrifugal neuromodulation.

The mammalian olfactory system is well established for its remarkable capability of undergoing experience-dependent plasticity. Although this process involves changes at multiple stages throughout the central olfactory pathway, even the early stages of processing, such as the olfactory bulb and piriform cortex, can display a high degree of plasticity. As in other sensory systems, this plasticit...

Chemosensory recognition of olfactory individuality.

Body odors regulate social, sexual and endocrine responses of many species. Specialized structures have evolved to produce and detect odorous signals. Individual identity, often communicated through body odor, can be critical in mate choice, incest avoidance, parental care and other inter-individual interactions. Because of the importance of individual identity, particularly among social specie...

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Neuromodulation of Olfactory Processing

Neuromodulation is a ubiquitous feature of neural systems, allowing flexible, context specific control over network dynamics. Neuromodulation was first described in invertebrate motor systems and early work established a basic dichotomy for neuromodulation as having either an intrinsic origin (i.e., neurons that participate in network coding) or an extrinsic origin (i.e., neurons from independe...

Neuromodulation in the Olfactory Bulb

Title of Dissertation: NEUROMODULATION IN THE OLFACTORY BULB Richard Scott Smith, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015 Dissertation directed by: Associate Professor, Ricardo C. Araneda, Department of Biology State-­‐dependent cholinergic modulation of brain circuits is critical for several high-­‐level cognitive functions, including ...

Relating Neural Dynamics to Olfactory Coding and Behavior