AN ANALYSIS OF ODOR INDUCED ACTIVITY IN THE OLFACTORY SYSTEM

Abstract

The research project concerned the mechanisms of odor discrimination. The major activities of this project are as follows: (A) Analysis of single unit activity in the olfactory epithelium and bulb of the rat and goldfish. (B) Development of telemetry techniques for recording neural impulses from freely moving animals. (C) Development of behavioral and olfactometric techniques to be used in conjunction with (B).

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 13, 1969
Accession Number
AD0695976

Entities

People

  • David G. Moulton

Organizations

  • Clark University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air
  • Air Force
  • Compressed Air
  • Dilution
  • Discrimination
  • Electrodes
  • Epithelium
  • Exhaust Valves
  • Flow Rate
  • Frequency
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Inhibition
  • Magnesium Compounds
  • Materials
  • Scientific Research
  • Silica Gels
  • Telemetry

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Neuroscience
  • Radio communications and signal processing.