Odor-evoked inhibition of olfactory sensory neurons drives olfactory perception in Drosophila

It is well established that odor-evoked excitation in olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) encodes odor information. Here the authors report that odor-evoked inhibition in OSNs of Drosophila also encodes odor identity, and can in itself drive both attraction and avoidance behaviors.

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Main Authors: Li-Hui Cao, Dong Yang, Wei Wu, Xiankun Zeng, Bi-Yang Jing, Meng-Tong Li, Shanshan Qin, Chao Tang, Yuhai Tu, Dong-Gen Luo
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/eec4092e776243fbb7b788f1eed43820
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