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J Neurophysiol 101: 1-4, 2009. First published November 12, 2008; doi:10.1152/jn.91146.2008
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Is the Olfactory Bulb Computationally Similar to the Retina?

Ambarish S. Ghatpande

Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ABSTRACT

The computational role of the olfactory bulb remains a mystery after 60 yr of physiological research. Recently, Fantana and colleagues proposed a new model of bulb function based on sparse inhibitory connections between glomeruli, the functional units of the bulb, rather than the existing lateral inhibition model. I present a summary of their model here and its implications along with comparison to recent work in the very similar Drosophila olfactory system.

Address for reprint requests and other correspondence: A. S. Ghatpande, Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (E-mail: aghatpande{at}monell.org)






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