Extra- and intracellular recordings from an intact brain preparation were used to study the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT or serotonin) on projection neurons in the sexually dimorphic macroglomerular complex (MGC) in the antennal lobe of the male moth Manduca sexta. The MGC is a group of three identified glomeruli specialized for synaptic processing of primary afferent information about the multi-component sex pheromone of the female. We investigated the modulatory effects of 5-HT on pheromone-evoked local field potentials in the MGC. The magnitude and duration of these potentials, which are thought to be generated by a population of pheromone-sensitive projection neurons of the MGC, were increased by 5-HT. Using intracellular recordings from the neurites of individual MGC projection neurons, we found that 5-HT increased the number of action potentials in response to pheromonal stimulation. These findings correlate well with earlier experiments that used other recording techniques. Our results are further evidence that 5-HT modulates a population of pheromone-sensitive MGC projection neurons that relay information about the pheromonal stimulus from the MGC to higher-order centers in the protocerebrum and are therefore pivotal for mate-finding and odor-guided behavior.
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