... for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 10 12 2009 © 2010. 2010 olfactory coding moth antennal lobe sex pheromone projection neuron mating octopamine serotonin plasticity Olfaction plays an important role in guiding behaviour of many animals, including insects...

... was usually kept for 5–10 min. Table 1. Quantitative analysis of projection neuron responses to sex pheromone components and blend in the moth Agrotis ipsilon : experimental design and sample size Specificity Intensity Duration Stimuli    Components Z7-12:OAc Z7-12:OAc Z7-12:OAc...

..., intracellular recording and immunocytochemistry were used to establish the structure and function of male olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) and AL projection neurons (PNs). Physiologically characterized neurons were reconstructed using confocal microscopy of α-synapsin stained ALs. The ALs of males and females...

... resetting of the gastric mill rhythm. Repetitive spike trains entrained the rhythm to both longer and shorter cycle periods. All AGR actions seemed to be mediated via at least two premotor projection neurons in the spatially distant commissural ganglia. The response of the gastric mill neurons...