Odor representation in a small olfactory system

Abstract:

Exploiting the relative simplicity of insect brains, we have tried to describe and understand some of the rules, formats, mechanisms and logic of olfactory coding. This talk will focus on the formats of those representations, on circuit dynamics, on sparseness, and on the relation between representations of simple odors and mixtures. 

Prof. Gilles Laurent is hosted by the students of the Dept of Neurobiology,as a part of the departmental of neurobiology-invited lecture series in Brain Sciences. For more details please contact Michael Yartsev: myartsev@gmail.com