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Chem Senses

Title:		A model for pheromone discrimination in the insect antennal lobe: investigation of the role of neuronal response pattern complexity
Author(s):		Linster C; Dreyfus G;
Address:		"Laboratoire d'Electronique, Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles, Paris, France"
Journal Title:		Chem Senses
Year:		1996
Volume:		21
Issue:		1
Page Number:		19 - 27
DOI:		10.1093/chemse/21.1.19
ISSN/ISBN:		0379-864X (Print) 0379-864X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Based on anatomical and physiological data pertaining to several moth species and the cockroach, we propose a neural model for pheromone discrimination in the insect antennal lobe. The model exploits the variety of neuronal response patterns observed in the macroglomerulus, and predicts how these complex patterns of excitation and inhibition can participate in the discrimination of the species-specific pheromone blend. The model also allows us to investigate the relationship between the distribution of observed response patterns and the neural organization from which these patterns emerge"
Keywords:		Action Potentials Animals Brain/*physiology Cockroaches/*physiology Male Moths/*physiology Nerve Net *Pheromones Species Specificity;
Notes:		"MedlineLinster, C Dreyfus, G eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 1996/02/01 Chem Senses. 1996 Feb; 21(1):19-27. doi: 10.1093/chemse/21.1.19"