title: Division of labor for division: inhibitory interneurons with different spatial landscapes in the olfactory system.
abstract: Normalizing neural responses by the sum of population activity allows the nervous system to adjust its sensitivity according to task demands, facilitating intensity-invariant information processing. In this issue of Neuron, two studies, Kato et al. (2013) and Miyamichi et al. (2013), suggest that parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the olfactory bulb play a role in this process.
authors: Center for Brain Science, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Electronic address: uchida@mcb.harvard.edu.
authors: Naoshige
authors: N
authors: Uchida
authors: Neir
authors: N
authors: Eshel
authors: Mitsuko
authors: M
authors: Watabe-Uchida
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D025461:Feedback, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D007395:Interneurons / Q000378:metabolism*; D016014:Linear Models; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000166:cytology*; D010320:Parvalbumins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010320:Parvalbumins