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Deconstructing the mouse olfactory percept through an ethological atlas
Manoel D, Makhlouf M, Arayata C, Sathappan A, Da'as S, Abdelrahman D, Selvaraj S, Hasnah R, Mainland J, Gerkin R, Saraiva L. Deconstructing the mouse olfactory percept through an ethological atlas. Current Biology 2021, 31: 2809-2818.e3. PMID: 33957076, PMCID: PMC8282700, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlfactory perceptionMouse behaviorStudy of olfactory perceptionOdor perceptionBehavioral responsesPhysicochemical properties of odorantsHuman odor perceptionProperties of odorantsOdor identityOlfactory behaviorTarget odorOdorOdor concentrationPerceptionMiceBehaviorNon-humanResponseMultiple concentrations
2014
Olfactory Receptor Patterning in a Higher Primate
Horowitz L, Saraiva L, Kuang D, Yoon K, Buck L. Olfactory Receptor Patterning in a Higher Primate. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 12241-12252. PMID: 25209267, PMCID: PMC4160765, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1779-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrace amine-associated receptorsHuman trace amine-associated receptorDetect social cuesHuman olfactory perceptionOdorant receptorsMammalian olfactory systemOrganization of sensory inputsSocial cuesOlfactory perceptionOlfactory bulbOlfactory systemSensory inputInstinctive behaviorMouse nosePrimatesDifferent domainsOrganizational strategiesReceptor patternsMacaquesReceptorsCuesChemosensory receptorsMiceOlfactionBrain