Sensory systems: Age-related odour detection
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 18, 70 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.2
Author: Sian Lewis
In rodents, postnatal neurogenesis is restricted to certain brain areas including the olfactory bulb. It has been shown that blocking this neurogenesis disrupts olfactory learning, but the techniques used lacked specificity. Here, designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) were used to inactivate newborn
Source: Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Sian Lewis Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research