Neuroscience: Seq-ing maps in the olfactory cortex

Carolyn Diaz; Kevin M Franks; Robin M Blazing

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.055

Neuroscience: Seq-ing maps in the olfactory cortex

Curr Biol. 2023 Apr 10;33(7):R266-R269. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.02.055.

Authors

Carolyn Diaz¹, Kevin M Franks², Robin M Blazing¹

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¹ Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
² Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC 27705, USA. Electronic address: franks@neuro.duke.edu.

Abstract

Many cortical brain regions are spatially organized to optimize sensory representation. Such topographic maps have so far been elusive in the olfactory cortex. A high-throughput tracing study reveals that the neural circuits connecting olfactory regions are indeed topographically organized.

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Brain Mapping*
Mice
Neurons / cytology
Neurosciences / methods
Olfactory Cortex* / cytology
Olfactory Cortex* / physiology

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