Sensitivity enhancement mechanisms at the periphery of the olfactory pathway
Massive convergence of input from olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) with identical tunings leads to spatial integration of sensory signals, thereby boosting sensitivity to sensory cues. The consequent reduction in detection thresholds is assumed to derive from the pooling of elevated firing rates ac...
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University of Leicester
2006
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.432987 |