Evolution sculpts the olfactory nervous system in response to the unique sensory challenges
facing each species. In vertebrates, dramatic and diverse adaptations to the chemical …

The olfactory system, composed of the olfactory organs and the olfactory bulb, allows
organisms to interact with their environment and through the detection of odor signals …

In mammals and other tetrapods, a multinuclear forebrain structure, called the amygdala,
forms the neuroregulatory core essential for emotion, cognition, and social behavior …

Bitter perception plays a critical role for the detection of potentially harmful substances in
food items for most vertebrates. The detection of bitter compounds is facilitated by …

The careful evaluation of food is important for survival throughout the animal kingdom, and
specialized chemoreceptors have evolved to recognize nutrients, minerals, acids, and many …

In this work, an adsorption phenomenon putatively involved in the olfactory sense of
phenylacetic acid, 4-chlorophenylacetic acid, and 4-methoxyphenylacetic acid pheromones …

The fish Astyanax mexicanus comes in two forms: the normal surface-dwelling (SF) and the
blind depigmented cave-adapted (CF) morphs. Among many phenotypic differences …

Olfaction, a universal form of chemical communication, is a powerful channel for animals to
obtain social and environmental cues. The mechanisms by which fish olfaction affects …

Ectopically expressed olfactory receptors (ORs) have been linked with multiple clinically-
relevant physiological processes. Previously used tissue-level expression estimation largely …

Pacific salmon are well known for their homing migrations; juvenile salmon learn odors
associated with their natal streams prior to seaward migration, and then use these retained …