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A Lateralized Odor Learning Model in Neonatal Rats for Dissecting Neural Circuitry Underpinning Memory Formation
Published on: August 18, 2014
Nonlinear effects of noradrenergic modulation of olfactory bulb function in adult rodents
Christiane Linster1, Qiang Nai, Matthew Ennis
1Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, W245 Mudd Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. cl243@cornell.edu
Abstract:
The mammalian main olfactory bulb receives a significant noradrenergic input from the locus coeruleus. Norepinephrine (NE) is involved in acquisition of conditioned odor preferences in neonatal animals, in some species-specific odor-dependent behaviors, and in adult odor perception. We provide a detailed review of the functional role of NE in adult rodent main olfactory bulb function. We include cellular, synaptic, network, and behavioral data and use computational simulations to tie these different types of data together.
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