A novel neural substrate for the transformation of olfactory inputs into motor output.

It is widely recognized that animals respond to odors by generating or modulating specific motor behaviors. These reactions are important for daily activities, reproduction, and survival. In the sea lamprey, mating occurs after ovulated females are attracted to spawning sites by male sex pheromones....

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Main Authors: Dominique Derjean, Aimen Moussaddy, Elias Atallah, Melissa St-Pierre, François Auclair, Steven Chang, Xiang Ren, Barbara Zielinski, Réjean Dubuc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3006349?pdf=render