2014
Nonsensory target-dependent organization of piriform cortex
Chen CF, Zou DJ, Altomare CG, Xu L, Greer CA, Firestein SJ. Nonsensory target-dependent organization of piriform cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 16931-16936. PMID: 25385630, PMCID: PMC4250170, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411266111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiriform cortexOrbitofrontal cortexMouse piriform cortexOutput neuronsPrimary sensory cortexAssociation fiber systemsFluorescent retrograde tracingLateral orbitofrontal cortexRetrograde tracingEfferent componentsEfferent pathwaysAfferent inputEfferent projectionsOlfactory cortexOlfactory bulbAgranular insulaSensory cortexEfferent circuitsCortex
2010
Age-induced disruption of selective olfactory bulb synaptic circuits
Richard MB, Taylor SR, Greer CA. Age-induced disruption of selective olfactory bulb synaptic circuits. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 15613-15618. PMID: 20679234, PMCID: PMC2932573, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1007931107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse OBLayer-specific alterationsAfferent synaptic inputExternal plexiform layerPrimary sensory cortexAge-related alterationsAge-related cognitive deficitsNeuronal lossOlfactory bulb circuitryProjection neuronsPlexiform layerOB glomeruliQuantitative morphometric analysisSynaptic densityGlomerular layerInterneuron subpopulationsOlfactory functionOSN axonsSynaptic inputsSensory cortexOB layersSynaptic circuitsSensory functionOB circuitryCognitive deficits