Changes in the sensory processing of olfactory signals induced by birth in sleep

Selective impairment of learning and blockade of long-term potentiation by an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist, AP5

Morris, R. G. M., Anderson, E., Lynch, G. S., & Baudry, M. (1986) · Nature · doi:10.1038/319774a0 · Cited by 3,640 · see citing works

Two-stage model of memory trace formation: A role for “noisy” brain states

Buzsáki, G. (1989) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(89)90423-5 · Cited by 1,709 · see citing works

Long-term potentiation and NMDA receptors in rat visual cortex

Artola, A., & Singer, W. (1987) · Nature · doi:10.1038/330649a0 · Cited by 966 · see citing works

Synaptic organization of the mammalian olfactory bulb

Shepherd, G. M. (1972) · Physiological Reviews · doi:10.1152/physrev.1972.52.4.864 · Cited by 697 · see citing works

Changes in Spatial Patterns of Rabbit Olfactory EEG with Conditioning to Odors

Freeman, W. J., & Schneider, W. (1982) · Psychophysiology · doi:10.1111/j.1469-8986.1982.tb02598.x · Cited by 447 · see citing works

Membrane and synaptic properties of identified neurons in the olfactory bulb

Mori, K. (1987) · Progress in Neurobiology · doi:10.1016/0301-0082(87)90024-4 · Cited by 320 · see citing works

Depletion of norepinephrine, but not serotonin, reduces long-term potentiation in the dentate gyrus of rat hippocampal slices

Stanton, P. K., & Sarvey, J. M. (1985) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.05-08-02169.1985 · Cited by 314 · see citing works

Surprisingly rich projection from locus coeruleus to the olfactory bulb in the rat

Shipley, M. T., Halloran, F. J., & de la Torre, J. (1985) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(85)90537-2 · Cited by 292 · see citing works

Norepinephrine and learning-induced plasticity in infant rat olfactory system

Sullivan, R., Wilson, D., & Leon, M. (1989) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.09-11-03998.1989 · Cited by 261 · see citing works

Vaginal stimulation: an important determinant of maternal bonding in sheep

Keverne, E. B., Levy, F., Poindron, P., & Lindsay, D. R. (1983) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.6849123 · Cited by 230 · see citing works

Endocrine and Sensory Regulation of Maternal Behavior in the Ewe

Poindron, P., & Neindre, P. L. (1980) · Advances in the study of behavior · doi:10.1016/s0065-3454(08)60115-1 · Cited by 221 · see citing works

Intracranial dialysis measurement of oxytoxin, monoamine and uric acid release from the olfactory bulb and substantia nigra of sheep during parturition, suckling, separation from lambs and eating

Kendrick, K. M., Keverne, E. B., Chapman, C., & Baldwin, B. A. (1988) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(88)91455-2 · Cited by 175 · see citing works

Pheromones in mice: reciprocal interaction between the nose and brain

Keverne, E. B., & de la Riva, C. (1982) · Nature · doi:10.1038/296148a0 · Cited by 172 · see citing works

Microdialysis measurement of oxytocin, aspartate, γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamate release from the olfactory bulb of the sheep during vaginocervical stimulation

Kendrick, K. M., Keverne, E. B., Chapman, C., & Baldwin, B. A. (1988) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0006-8993(88)91447-3 · Cited by 168 · see citing works

Chemical dependencies of learning in the rabbit olfactory bulb: Acquisition of the transient spatial pattern change depends on norepinephrine.

Gray, C. M., Freeman, W. J., & Skinner, J. E. (1986) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037//0735-7044.100.4.585 · Cited by 162 · see citing works

The importance of central noradrenergic neurones in the formation of an olfactory memory in the prevention of pregnancy block

Rosser, A., & Keverne, E. B. (1985) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(85)90258-1 · Cited by 156 · see citing works

The importance of olfactory bulb noradrenalin for maternal recognition in sheep

Pissonnier, D., Thiéry, J., Fabre‐Nys, C., Poindron, P., & Keverne, E. B. (1985) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/0031-9384(85)90309-9 · Cited by 148 · see citing works

Chemical dependencies of learning in the rabbit olfactory bulb: Acquisition of the transient spatial pattern change depends on norepinephrine.

Gray, C. M., Freeman, W. J., & Skinner, J. E. (1986) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037/0735-7044.100.4.585 · Cited by 142 · see citing works

Attraction and repulsion by amniotic fluids and their olfactory control in the ewe around parturition

Lévy, F., Poindron, P., & Neindre, P. L. (1983) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/s0031-9384(83)80004-3 · Cited by 127 · see citing works

The effects of ablation of the olfactory bulbs on parturition and maternal behaviour in soay sheep

Baldwin, B. A., & Shillito, E. E. (1974) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(74)80072-2 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Importance of vaginocervical stimulation for the formation of maternal bonding in primiparous and multiparous parturient ewes

Kendrick, K. M., Lévy, F., & Keverne, E. B. (1991) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/0031-9384(91)90551-x · Cited by 107 · see citing works

The ‘critical period’ in the attachment of lambs and ewes

Smith, F. V., Van-Toller, C., & Boyes, T. (1966) · Animal Behaviour · doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(66)80019-2 · Cited by 92 · see citing works

Distribution and derivation of cholinergic elements in the rat olfactory bulb

Godfrey, D. A., Ross, C. D., Herrmann, A. D., & Matschinsky, F. M. (1980) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(80)90103-7 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

A defect in the cell cycle of neuroglia in the myelin deficient jimpy mouse

Knapp, P. E., & Skoff, R. P. (1987) · Developmental Brain Research · doi:10.1016/0165-3806(87)90055-1 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Accessory olfactory learning

Taylor, J. G., & Keverne, E. B. (1991) · Biological Cybernetics · doi:10.1007/bf00199593 · Cited by 27 · see citing works

Inhibitory processes in development of seizure activity in hippocampal slices

Higashima, M. (1988) · Experimental Brain Research · doi:10.1007/bf00248498 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Effect of local 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine on the rat olfactory bulb responsiveness during wakefulness and sleep

Gervais, R., Araneda, S., & Pujol, J. (1984) · Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology · doi:10.1016/0013-4694(84)90076-2 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Single-Unit Recording in Conscious Sheep

Kendrick, K. M., & Baldwin, B. A. (1991) · Methods in neurosciences · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-185257-3.50006-9 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Oxytocin and the Neural Mechanisms Regulating Social Cognition and Affiliative Behavior

Ross, H. E., & Young, L. J. (2009) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2009.05.004 · Cited by 856 · see citing works

Modulation of Early Olfactory Processing by an Octopaminergic Reinforcement Pathway in the Honeybee

Farooqui, T., Robinson, K. O., Vaessin, H., & Smith, B. H. (2003) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.23-12-05370.2003 · Cited by 282 · see citing works

Maternal brain response to own baby‐cry is affected by cesarean section delivery

Swain, J. E., Tasgin, E., Mayes, L. C., Feldman, R., Todd Constable, R., & Leckman, J. F. (2008) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01963.x · Cited by 206 · see citing works

Mechanisms of Lateral Inhibition in the Olfactory Bulb: Efficiency and Modulation of Spike-Evoked Calcium Influx into Granule Cells

Egger, V., Svoboda, K., & Mainen, Z. F. (2003) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.23-20-07551.2003 · Cited by 170 · see citing works

Impaired Maternal Behavior in Mice Lacking Norepinephrine and Epinephrine

THOMAS, S. A., & Palmiter, R. D. (1997) · Cell · doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80446-8 · Cited by 167 · see citing works

Learned recognition of maternal signature odors mediates the first suckling episode in mice

Logan, D. W., Brunet, L. J., Webb, W. R., Cutforth, T., Ngai, J., & Stowers, L. (2012) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2012.08.041 · Cited by 148 · see citing works

Activation of Locus Coeruleus Enhances the Responses of Olfactory Bulb Mitral Cells to Weak Olfactory Nerve Input

Jiang, M., Griff, E. R., Ennis, M. J., Zimmer, L. A., & Shipley, M. T. (1996) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.16-19-06319.1996 · Cited by 135 · see citing works

Activity-Dependent Changes to the Brain and Behavior of the Honey Bee,Apis mellifera(L.)

Sigg, D. P., Thompson, C. M., & Mercer, A. R. (1997) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.17-18-07148.1997 · Cited by 130 · see citing works

Acetylcholine and Olfactory Perceptual Learning: Figure 1Preprint

Wilson, D. A., Fletcher, M. L., & Sullivan, R. M. (2004) · Learning & Memory · doi:10.1101/lm.66404 · Cited by 127 · see citing works

Learning modulates the ensemble representations for odors in primary olfactory networks

Daly, K. C., Christensen, T. A., Lei, H., Smith, B. H., & Hildebrand, J. G. (2004) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.0401902101 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Synaptic circuitry of the retina and olfactory bulb

DeVries, S. H., & Baylor, D. A. (1993) · Cell · doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(05)80033-9 · Cited by 113 · see citing works

Environmental signals modulate olfactory acuity, discrimination, and memory in Caenorhabditis elegans.Preprint

Colbert, H. A., & Bargmann, C. I. (1997) · Learning & Memory · doi:10.1101/lm.4.2.179 · Cited by 112 · see citing works

Olfactory Bulb Mitral-Tufted Cell Plasticity: Odorant-Specific Tuning Reflects Previous Odorant Exposure

Fletcher, M. L., & Wilson, D. A. (2003) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.23-17-06946.2003 · Cited by 110 · see citing works

Detection, processing and reinforcement of social cues: regulation by the oxytocin system

Menon, R., & Neumann, I. D. (2023) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/s41583-023-00759-w · Cited by 100 · see citing works

Neural correlates of olfactory learning: Critical role of centrifugal neuromodulationPreprint

Fletcher, M. L., & Chen, W. R. (2010) · Learning & Memory · doi:10.1101/lm.941510 · Cited by 106 · see citing works

Distinct neural mechanisms mediate olfactory memory formation at different timescalesPreprint

McNamara, A. M., Magidson, P. D., Linster, C., Wilson, D. A., & Cleland, T. A. (2008) · Learning & Memory · doi:10.1101/lm.785608 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Noradrenergic Induction of Odor-Specific Neural Habituation and Olfactory Memories

Shea, S. D., Katz, L. C., & MOONEY, R. D. (2008) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.3853-08.2008 · Cited by 82 · see citing works

Early Odor Preference Learning in the Rat: Bidirectional Effects of cAMP Response Element-Binding Protein (CREB) and Mutant CREB Support a Causal Role for Phosphorylated CREB

Yuan, Q., Harley, C. W., Darby‐King, A., Neve, R. L., & McLean, J. H. (2003) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.23-11-04760.2003 · Cited by 70 · see citing works

The DAF-7 TGF-β signaling pathway regulates chemosensory receptor gene expression in C. elegansPreprint

Nolan, K. M., Sarafi-Reinach, T. R., Horne, J. G., Saffer, A. M., & Sengupta, P. (2002) · Genes & Development · doi:10.1101/gad.1027702 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

Neurochemistry of the Main Olfactory System

Ennis, M. J., Hamilton, K. A., & Hayar, A. M. (2007) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-0-387-30374-1_6 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Enhanced Synaptic Integration of Adult-Born Neurons in the Olfactory Bulb of Lactating Mothers

Kopel, H., Schechtman, E., Groysman, M., & Mizrahi, A. (2012) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.6354-11.2012 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

The parental brain and behavior: A target for endocrine disruption

Keller, M., Vandenberg, L. N., & Charlier, T. D. (2019) · Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.yfrne.2019.100765 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Second-order neurones and receptor mechanisms in visual- and olfactory-information processing

Nakanishi, S. (1995) · Trends in Neurosciences · doi:10.1016/0166-2236(95)93929-r · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Cesarean Section or Natural Childbirth? Cesarean Birth May Damage Your Health

Chen, H., & Tan, D. (2019) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00351 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Noradrenergic Plasticity of Olfactory Sensory Neuron Inputs to the Main Olfactory Bulb

Eckmeier, D., & Shea, S. D. (2014) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0551-14.2014 · Cited by 47 · see citing works

Centrifugal Drive onto Local Inhibitory Interneurons of the Olfactory Bulb

Mouret, A., Murray, K., & Lledo, P. (2009) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03913.x · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Olfactory Bulb Glomerular NMDA Receptors Mediate Olfactory Nerve Potentiation and Odor Preference Learning in the Neonate Rat

Lethbridge, R. L., Hou, Q., Harley, C. W., & Yuan, Q. (2012) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035024 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Precise and Pervasive Phasic Bursting in Locus Coeruleus during Maternal Behavior in Mice

Dvorkin, R., & Shea, S. D. (2022) · Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.0938-21.2022 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Molecular approaches to aggregation behavior and social attachment

de Bono, M. (2002) · Journal of Neurobiology · doi:10.1002/neu.10162 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Oxytocin induces the formation of distinctive cortical representations and cognitions biased toward familiar mice

Wolf, D., Hartig, R., Zhuo, Y., Scheller, M. F., Articus, M., Moor, M., Grinevich, V., Linster, C., Russo, E., Weber‐Fahr, W., et al. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-50113-6 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Olfaction-Inspired MCs: Molecule Mixture Shift Keying and Cross-Reactive Receptor Arrays

Jamali, V., Loos, H. M., Buettner, A., Schober, R., & Poor, H. V. (2023) · IEEE Transactions on Communications · doi:10.1109/tcomm.2023.3242379 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

The Onset of Maternal Behavior in Sheep and Goats: Endocrine, Sensory, Neural, and Experiential Mechanisms

Lévy, F. (2022) · Advances in neurobiology · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97762-7_3 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Social and asocial learning in zebrafish are encoded by a shared brain network that is differentially modulated by local activation

Pinho, J., Cunliffe, V. T., Kareklas, K., Petri, G., & Oliveira, R. F. (2023) · Communications Biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04999-5 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

Neuronal replacement in microcircuits of the adult olfactory system

Lledo, P., & Lazarini, F. (2007) · Comptes Rendus Biologies · doi:10.1016/j.crvi.2007.01.002 · Cited by 15 · see citing works

Evolutionary biological perspectives on current social issues of breastfeeding and weaning

Tsutaya, T., & 水島, 希. (2023) · American Journal of Biological Anthropology · doi:10.1002/ajpa.24710 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Motherhood‐induced gene expression in the mouse medial amygdala: Changes induced by pregnancy and lactation but not by pup stimuli

Abellán‐Álvaro, M., Ayala, G., Barneo‐Muñoz, M., Martínez‐Garciá, F., Agustín‐Pavón, C., & Lanuza, E. (2021) · The FASEB Journal · doi:10.1096/fj.202100163rr · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Triggers for mother love

Livingstone, M. S. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2212224119 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Computational algorithms and neural circuitry for compressed sensing in the mammalian main olfactory bulbPreprint

Kepple, D. R., Cazakoff, B. N., Demmer, H. S., Eckmeier, D., Shea, S. D., & Koulakov, A. A. (2018) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/339689 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Adult neurogenesis and the microbiota-gut-brain axis in farm animals: underestimated and understudied parameters for improving welfare in livestock farming

Hillerer, K. M., & Gimsa, U. (2024) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2024.1493605 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Neuroendocrinology, Neurochemistry, and Molecular Neurobiology of Affiliative Behavior

Hammock, E. A. D., & Young, L. J. (2006) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-0-387-30405-2_6 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Stable clique membership in mouse societies requires oxytocin-enabled social sensory statesPreprint

Nelias, C., Ghanayem, S., Wolf, D., Moor, M., Scheller, M. F., Grinevich, V., Reinwald, J., & Kelsch, W. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.08.26.672298 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Serotonin’s fundamental role in early social development: Socio-affective communication through ultrasonic vocalizations, maternal affiliation, and the bidirectional nature of mother-infant interactions

Wang, T., & Wöhr, M. (2026) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2026.106747 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Mammalian social memory relies on neuromodulation in the olfactory bulb

Suyama, H., Egger, V., & Lukas, M. (2022) · e-Neuroforum · doi:10.1515/nf-2022-0004 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Precise and pervasive phasic bursting in locus coeruleus during maternal behaviorPreprint

Dvorkin, R., & Shea, S. D. (2021) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2021.03.31.437751 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Stable clique membership in male mouse societies requires oxytocin-enabled social sensory states

Nelias, C., Ghanayem, S., Wolf, D., Moor, M., Nikolantonaki, D., Turgut, E. D., Scheller, M. F., Grinevich, V., Reinwald, J., & Kelsch, W. (2026) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-026-76841-5 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Transition to motherhood, marial stability and divorce

Simonič, B. (2015) · The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Press eBooks · doi:10.15633/9788374384919.07

Maternal odor promotes filial vocal search responses, and maternal exposure increases activity in the main olfactory bulb in suckling lambs

Freitas‐de‐Melo, A., Lévy, F., Meurisse, M., Casuriaga, D., Pérez-Clariget, R., & Ungerfeld, R. (2026) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2026.116489

Neural and Neurochemical Control of Olfactory Recognition of Offspring in Sheep

Ohkura, S., & Kendrick, K. M. (1995) · Journal of Reproduction and Development · doi:10.1262/jrd.95-416j143

Neurobiological mechanisms involved in recognition of olfactory signature of the young in sheep

Lévy, F. (2002) · Journal de la Société de Biologie · doi:10.1051/jbio/2002196010077 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Influence of birth and maternal experience on olfactory bulb neurotransmitter release

Keverne, E. B., Lévy, F., Guevara‐Guzmán, R., & Kendrick, K. M. (1993) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/0306-4522(93)90356-k · Cited by 89 · see citing works

Importance of !b-noradrenergic receptors in the olfactory bulb of sheep for recognition of lambs.

Lévy, F., Gervais, R., Kindermann, U., Orgeur, P., & al, E. (1990) · Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.1037//0735-7044.104.3.464 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Adult olfactory neurogenesis is influenced by parturition and by olfactory learning of offspring characteristics in ewe

Meurisse, M., Brus, M., Jouaneau, N., Keller, M., Franceschini, I., & Lévy, F. (2009) · HAL