A computational framework for temporal sharpening of stimulus input in the olfactory system.
The olfactory bulb glomerulus is a dense amalgamation of many unique and interconnected cell types. The mechanisms by which these neurons transform incoming information from the sensory periphery have been extensively studied but often with conflicting findings. A recent study by Carey et al. (J Neurophysiol 113: 3 112-3129, 2015) details the computational framework for parallel modes of temporal refinement of stimulus input to the olfactory system mediated by local neurons within individual glomeruli.
Neuroscience Program, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado jzak@fas.harvard.edu.
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Zak
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mitral cells; modeling; olfactory bulb; sensory systems