title: Olfactory coding: random scents make sense.
abstract: Stimulating arbitrary collections of as few as 300 neurons in the primary olfactory cortex of mice suffices for associative learning independent of any odor stimulation. Thus, programmed spatial relationships may not exist in piriform cortex, making flexible random associations the rule.
authors: Department of Psychology, Institute for Mind and Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. lkay@uchicago.edu
authors: Leslie M
authors: LM
authors: Kay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior; D001245:Association Learning; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D012903:Smell