title: Sensory biology: how the nose knows.
abstract: Sensory information is encoded as patterns of synaptic activity. Recent evidence suggests that differential synaptic release and use of postsynaptic glutamate receptors is critical for encoding information from polymodal neurons.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, 149-7202 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA.
authors.forename: Michael Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: Anne C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D009666:Nose / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D017470:Receptors, Glutamate / Q000378:metabolism*; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D017470:Receptors, Glutamate