Neurobiology Section, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Neurobiology Section, Center for Neural Circuits and Behavior, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Neurosciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2020 Oct;64:17-23. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2020.01.007. Epub 2020 Feb 13.
Olfaction is crucial for animal survival and human well-being. The olfactory bulb is the obligatory input station for olfactory information. In contrast to the traditional view as a static relay station, recent evidence indicates that the olfactory bulb dynamically processes olfactory information in an experience-dependent and context-dependent manner. Here, we review recent studies on experience-dependent plasticity of the main circuit components within the olfactory bulb of rodents. We argue that the olfactory bulb plasticity allows optimal representations of behaviorally-relevant odors in the continuously changing olfactory environment.
嗅觉对于动物的生存和人类的福祉至关重要。嗅球是嗅觉信息的必经输入站。与传统观点认为嗅球是一个静态的中继站不同,最近的证据表明,嗅球以依赖经验和依赖情境的方式动态地处理嗅觉信息。在这里,我们回顾了最近关于啮齿动物嗅球主要回路成分的经验依赖性可塑性的研究。我们认为,嗅球的可塑性允许在不断变化的嗅觉环境中对与行为相关的气味进行最佳的表示。