Bilateral olfaction: two is better than one for navigation

被引:8
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作者
Raman, Baranidharan [1 ,2 ]
Ito, Iori [1 ]
Stopfer, Mark [1 ]
机构
[1] NICHHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
[2] Natl Inst Stand & Technol, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 USA
关键词
Antennal Lobe; Olfactory Organ; Olfactory Processing; Improve Tracking Performance; Dual Input;
D O I
10.1186/gb-2008-9-3-212
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Do animals require bilateral input to track odors? A recent study reveals that fruit fly larvae can localize odor sources using unilateral inputs from a single functional sensory neuron, but that an enhanced signal-to-noise ratio provided by dual inputs is helpful in more challenging environments.
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