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11503358

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
In this review, we discuss some of the neural processes involved in the perception of odors which, together with audition and vision, provide essential information for analyzing our surroundings. We shall see how odor detection and learning induce substantial structural and functional changes at the first relay of the olfactory system, i.e., the main olfactory bulb. Among the mechanisms which participate in these modifications are changes in the cell's responses to a transmitter and the persistence of a high level of interneuron neurogenesis within the adult olfactory bulb. Our goal is to present some observations related to these two phenomena that may aid in understanding the neural mechanisms of sensory perception and shed light on the cellular basis of olfactory learning. To this purpose, we summarize the current ideas concerning the molecular mechanisms and organizational strategies used by the olfactory system to transduce, encode, and process information at various levels in the olfactory sensory pathway. Due to space constraints, this review focuses exclusively on the olfactory systems of vertebrates and primarily those of mammals.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-4079
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
185
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
689-703; discussion 703-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Neuronal connectivity and chemical mediators involved in olfactory message transmission].
pubmed:affiliation
IFR-2118, Institut de Neurobiologie Alfred Fessard, CNRS-91198 Gif/Yvette, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract