Algorithms for olfactory search across species

KL Baker, M Dickinson, TM Findley, DH Gire… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - jneurosci.org
Localizing the sources of stimuli is essential. Most organisms cannot eat, mate, or escape
without knowing where the relevant stimuli originate. For many, if not most, animals, olfaction …

Crustacean olfactory systems: a comparative review and a crustacean perspective on olfaction in insects

S Harzsch, J Krieger - Progress in Neurobiology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Malacostracan crustaceans display a large diversity of sizes, morphs and life styles.
However, only a few representatives of decapod taxa have served as models for analyzing …

Rapid odor processing by layer 2 subcircuits in lateral entorhinal cortex

SH Bitzenhofer, EA Westeinde, HXB Zhang… - Elife, 2022‏ - elifesciences.org
Olfactory information is encoded in lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC) by two classes of layer 2
(L2) principal neurons: fan and pyramidal cells. However, the functional properties of L2 …

Antagonism in olfactory receptor neurons and its implications for the perception of odor mixtures

G Reddy, JD Zak, M Vergassola, VN Murthy - Elife, 2018‏ - elifesciences.org
Natural environments feature mixtures of odorants of diverse quantities, qualities and
complexities. Olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) are the first layer in the sensory pathway …

Learning to predict target location with turbulent odor plumes

N Rigolli, N Magnoli, L Rosasco, A Seminara - Elife, 2022‏ - elifesciences.org
Animal behavior and neural recordings show that the brain is able to measure both the
intensity and the timing of odor encounters. However, whether intensity or timing of odor …

Olfactory search with finite-state controllers

KVB Verano, E Panizon, A Celani - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2023‏ - pnas.org
Long-range olfactory search is an extremely difficult task in view of the sparsity of odor
signals that are available to the searcher and the complex encoding of the information about …

Using your nose to find your way: Ethological comparisons between human and non-human species

CU Raithel, JA Gottfried - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Olfaction is arguably the least valued among our sensory systems, and its significance for
human behavior is often neglected. Spatial navigation represents no exception to the rule …

The crustacean antennule: a complex organ adapted for lifelong function in diverse environments and lifestyles

CD Derby - The Biological Bulletin, 2021‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
The crustacean first antenna, or antennule, has been an experimental model for studying
sensory biology for over 150 years. Investigations have led to a clearer understanding of the …

The black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis detects CO2 without the Haller's organ

C Städele - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2024‏ - journals.biologists.com
Both male and female ticks have a strong innate drive to find and blood-feed on hosts.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered a critical behavioral activator and attractant for ticks and …

Odor concentration change coding in the olfactory bulb

A Parabucki, A Bizer, G Morris, AE Munoz, ADS Bala… - eneuro, 2019‏ - eneuro.org
Dynamical changes in the environment strongly impact our perception. Likewise, sensory
systems preferentially represent stimulus changes, enhancing temporal contrast. In olfaction …