Olfaction: Source separation in a single sniff

Joshua Harvey; Dmitry Rinberg

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.010

Olfaction: Source separation in a single sniff

Curr Biol. 2021 Sep 13;31(17):R1051-R1053. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.010.

Authors

Joshua Harvey¹, Dmitry Rinberg²

Affiliations

¹ Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA.
² Neuroscience Institute, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA; Department of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. Electronic address: rinberg@nyu.edu.

PMID: 34520717
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.010

Abstract

A new study finds that mammalian olfaction may be far faster than previously thought. Mice can discriminate between olfactory stimuli that differ in fine temporal structure, at frequencies of up to 40 Hz. But how might mammals achieve high-bandwidth olfaction, and why?

MeSH terms

Animals
Mammals
Mice
Odorants*
Smell*