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A Comparison between Mouse, In Silico, and Robot Odor Plume Navigation Reveals Advantages of Mouse Odor Tracking
Gumaste A, Coronas-Samano G, Hengenius J, Axman R, Connor EG, Baker KL, Ermentrout B, Crimaldi JP, Verhagen JV. A Comparison between Mouse, In Silico, and Robot Odor Plume Navigation Reveals Advantages of Mouse Odor Tracking. ENeuro 2020, 7: eneuro.0212-19.2019. PMID: 31924732, PMCID: PMC7004486, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0212-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdor localizationArduino RobotMinimal algorithmLow complexityTemporal modelNavigationOdor sourceLocalization of odorsComplexityRobust performanceAlgorithmChaotic environmentOdor-based navigationSame environmentEnvironmental complexityEnvironmentRobotPerformanceFast movementsArduinoComplex strategiesSuccessful performanceChaotic natureModel
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Behavioral discrimination and olfactory bulb encoding of odor plume intermittency
Gumaste A, Baker K, Izydorczak M, True A, Vasan G, Crimaldi J, Verhagen J. Behavioral discrimination and olfactory bulb encoding of odor plume intermittency. ELife 2024, 13: e85303. PMID: 38441541, PMCID: PMC11001298, DOI: 10.7554/elife.85303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiscrimination taskOdor-guided navigationOdor sourceTrained miceNeural representationNeural responsesTask performanceBehavioral outcomesBehavioral discriminationOlfactory bulbBehavioral parametersOdor landscapeOdorTaskOlfactory searchSniffingCuesNavigational cuesMiceBulbEncodingAnimalsDiscriminationAirborne plumeNavigation