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ArticleThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2020

Dynamic Impairment of Olfactory Behavior and Signaling Mediated by an Olfactory Corticofugal System.

Renata Medinaceli Quintela, Jennifer Bauer, Lutz Wallhorn, Kim Le, Daniela Brunert, Markus Rothermel

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Article in The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Renata Medinaceli QuintelaDepartment of Chemosensation, AG Neuromodulation, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52074, Germany.
Jennifer BauerDepartment of Chemosensation, AG Neuromodulation, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52074, Germany.
Lutz WallhornDepartment of Chemosensation, AG Neuromodulation, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52074, Germany.
Kim LeDepartment of Chemosensation, AG Neuromodulation, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52074, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4528-2676
Daniela BrunertDepartment of Chemosensation, AG Neuromodulation, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52074, Germany.
Markus RothermelDepartment of Chemosensation, AG Neuromodulation, Institute for Biology II, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, 52074, Germany m.rothermel@sensorik.rwth-aachen.de.ORCID 0000-0002-0929-993X
RWTH Aachen University · DE

Funding

Nicotinic Receptors and COX2 in the Aging BrainR01AG017517 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI ROGERS, SCOTT WARREN · 2001 to 2011
$1.9M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG017517
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Processing of olfactory information is modulated by centrifugal projections from cortical areas, yet their behavioral relevance and underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear in most cases. The anterior olfactory nucleus (AON) is part of the olfactory cortex, and its extensive connections to multiple upstream and downstream brain centers place it in a prime position to modulate early sensory information in the olfactory system. Here, we show that optogenetic activation of AON neurons in awake male and female mice was not perceived as an odorant equivalent cue. However, AON activation during odorant presentation reliably suppressed behavioral odor responses. This AON-mediated effect was fast and constant across odors and concentrations. Likewise, activation of glutamatergic AON projections to the olfactory bulb (OB) transiently inhibited the excitability of mitral/tufted cells (MTCs) that relay olfactory input to the cortex. Single-unit MTC recordings revealed that optogenetic activation of glutamatergic AON terminals in the OB transiently decreased sensory-evoked MTC spiking, regardless of the strength or polarity of the sensory response. The reduction in MTC firing during optogenetic stimulation was confirmed in recordings in awake mice. These findings suggest that glutamatergic AON projections to the OB impede early olfactory signaling by inhibiting OB output neurons, thereby dynamically gating sensory throughput to the cortex.

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Olfactory PerceptionSynaptic TransmissionAnimalsFemaleGlutamic AcidMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeurons, AfferentOlfactory BulbOlfactory PathwaysSmellGlutamic Acidbehaviorelectrophysiologyolfactionoptogeneticssensory processingtop-down systems

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PMID32817250
PMCPMC7534919
OpenAlexW3072549575

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