title: Dynamics of olfactory learning-induced up-regulation of L1 in the piriform cortex and hippocampus.
abstract: L1 is a cell adhesion molecule implicated in the formation of neural circuits and synaptic plasticity. We have examined the sequence and time-frame in which modifications in the synaptic expression of L1 occur in the piriform cortex and hippocampus in the course of rule learning of an olfactory discrimination task. Rats were trained to choose the correct odour in a pair to be rewarded with drinking water. Such training requires 6-8 days on average before rats reach maximal performance. We observed a learning-induced L1 up-regulation that occurred at an early training stage in the piriform cortex but only after rule-learning establishment in the hippocampus. We suggest that the dynamics of L1 up-regulation may reflect the functional role of these brain regions in olfactory rule learning.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences and Zlotowski Centre for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University, Beersheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Shira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knafo
authors.forename: Edi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Barkai
authors.forename: Frederic
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Libersat
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sandi
authors.forename: César
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Venero
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D004193:Discrimination Learning / Q000502:physiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000502:physiology*; D039841:Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D039841:Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex