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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Vinograd A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5643523 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell reports 20171001 2
Motherhood is accompanied by new behaviors aimed at ensuring the wellbeing of the offspring. Olfaction plays a key role in guiding maternal behaviors during this transition. We studied functional changes in the main olfactory bulb (OB) of mothers in mice. Using in vivo two-photon calcium imaging, we studied the sensory representation of odors by mitral cells (MCs). We show that MC responses to monomolecular odors become sparser and weaker in mothers. In contrast, responses to biologically releva ...[more]