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Identification of Olfactory Volatiles using Gas Chromatography-Multi-unit Recordings (GCMR) in the Insect Antennal Lobe
Published on: February 24, 2013
Abstract:
Electrophysiological and psychophysical evidence has demonstrated that trigeminal receptors in the nasal cavity respond to odorants. Despite these demonstrations of trigeminal chemoreception, it is not clear whether naso-trigeminal stimulation can be used to mediate learned behaviors in contexts such as feeding. Here, we report that starlings will learn aversions to odorant volatiles in a feeding context and that these aversions can be mediated by trigeminal cues.

