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Encoding Pheromonal Signals in the Accessory Olfactory Bulb of Behaving Mice
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Many mammalian species rely on pheromones-semiochemicals produced by other members of the same species-to communicate social status and reproductive readiness. To assess how the central nervous system integrates the complex repertoire of pheromones, we recorded from single neurons in the accessory olfactory bulb, a nucleus that processes pheromonal signals, of male mice engaged in natural behaviors. Neuronal firing was robustly modulated by physical contact with male and female conspecifics, with individual neurons activated selectively by specific combinations of the sex and strain of conspecifics. We infer that mammals encode social and reproductive information by integrating vomeronasal sensory activity specific to sex and genetic makeup.
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“This organization suggests that an important transformation of sensory information occurs in the AOB, from a segregated sampling system in the VNO to more integrated codes in the AOB (Luo et al., 2003; Meeks et al., 2010).”
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“Intriguingly, selective inhibition also shapes social discrimination in the AOB (Luo et al., 2003; Meeks et al., 2010).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Luo, M., Fee, M. S., & Katz, L. C.
- Affiliations
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Alcatel-Lucent (France) (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Luo, Minmin
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2003-02-21
- Volume
- 299
- Issue
- 5610
- Pages
- 1196-1201
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2040886375
- Cited by
- 365
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- 47
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- FWCI
- 11.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Keywords
- pheromones, vomeronasal system, accessory olfactory bulb, single-unit recording, social communication, reproductive status, sex-specific responses, genetic strain differences, natural behavior
- MeSH terms
- Action Potentials, Animals, Anal Canal, Behavior, Animal, Cues, Electrodes, Implanted, Face, Female, Genitalia, Male, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred CBA, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Microelectrodes, Mouth, Neural Inhibition, Neurons, Neurons, Afferent, Odorants, Olfactory Bulb, Olfactory Pathways, Pheromones, Sex Characteristics, Smell, Species Specificity, Vomeronasal Organ, Mice
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