In mammals, odor information detected by olfactory sensory neurons is converted to a
topographic map of activated glomeruli in the olfactory bulb. Mitral cells and tufted cells …

The affective state is the combination of emotion and mood, with mood reflecting a running
average of sequential emotional events together with an underlying internal affective state …

When an animal faces a threatening situation while asleep, rapid arousal is the essential
prerequisite for an adequate response. Here, we find that predator stimuli induce immediate …

Sensory processing in olfactory systems is organized across olfactory bulb glomeruli,
wherein axons of peripheral sensory neurons expressing the same olfactory receptor co …

In olfactory systems, convergence of sensory neurons onto glomeruli generates a map of
odorant receptor identity. How glomerular maps relate to sensory space remains unclear …

In mammals, odorants induce various behavioral responses that are critical to the survival of
the individual and species. Binding signals of odorants to odorant receptors (ORs) …

The mammalian olfactory system displays species-specific adaptations to different
ecological niches. To investigate the evolutionary dynamics of olfactory sensory neuron …

The sense of smell helps us navigate the environment, but its molecular architecture and
underlying logic remain understudied. The spatial location of odorant receptor genes (Olfrs) …

Innate behaviors are genetically encoded, but their underlying molecular mechanisms
remain largely unknown. Predator odor 2, 4, 5-trimethyl-3-thiazoline (TMT) and its potent …

Threatened animals respond with appropriate defensive behaviors to survive. It has been
accepted that midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG) plays an essential role in the circuitry …