Encoding Social Signals in Mammalian Chemosensory Systems |
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| Air date: | Monday, December 15, 2003, 12:00:00 PM |
| Category: | Neuroscience |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| NLM Title: | Encoding social signals in mammalian chemosensory systems [electronic resource] / Lawrence C. Katz. |
| Author: | Katz, Lawrence. National Institutes of Health (U.S.) |
| Publisher: | [Bethesda, Md. : National Institutes of Health, 2003] |
| Abstract: | (CIT): While humans interpret the world primarily through their well-developed visual and auditory senses, most other animals live in a world dominated not by sights and sounds, but by smells. Most mammals use their acute sense of smell to find food, defend territory, detect predators, recognize other individuals, and discriminate genders. To accomplish these myriad functions, mammals are equipped with two distinct chemosensory organs: the main olfactory system, which detects airborne odors, and the vomeronasal system, which detects species-specific signals, called pheromones. The Katz lab uses the mouse as a model to examine how olfactory signals important for basic, built-in behaviors are encoded by these two systems, and how the neural circuits they activate elicit species-specific behaviors. For more information, visit Dr. Lawrence Katz NIH Neuroscience Seminar Series. |
| Subjects: | Behavior, Animal Mice Olfactory Pathways Smell Social Perception |
| Publication Types: | Government Publications Lectures |
| Rights: | This is a work of the United States Government. No copyright exists on this material. It may be disseminated freely. |
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| NLM Classification: | WL 314 |
| NLM ID: | 101268321 |
| CIT File ID: | 11734 |
| CIT Live ID: | 2550 |
| Permanent link: | http://videocast.nih.gov/launch.asp?11734 |