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SUBMITTER: Szyszka P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4250155 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Szyszka Paul P Gerkin Richard C RC Galizia C Giovanni CG Smith Brian H BH
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20141110 47
Sensory systems encode both the static quality of a stimulus (e.g., color or shape) and its kinetics (e.g., speed and direction). The limits with which stimulus kinetics can be resolved are well understood in vision, audition, and somatosensation. However, the maximum temporal resolution of olfactory systems has not been accurately determined. Here, we probe the limits of temporal resolution in insect olfaction by delivering high frequency odor pulses and measuring sensory responses in the anten ...[more]