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Science 30 November 1990:
Vol. 250. no. 4985, pp. 1223 - 1226
DOI: 10.1126/science.2147078
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Science, Vol 250, Issue 4985, 1223-1226
Copyright © 1990 by American Association for the Advancement of Science
Olfactory recognition: a simple memory system
P Brennan,
H Kaba,
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EB Keverne
Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Mice have an olfactory (pheromone) recognition memory located at the first relay in the sensory system. It is acquired with one-trial learning, contingent upon norepinephrine activation at mating, and lasts for several weeks. The mechanism involves Hebbian (association-dependent) changes in synaptic efficacy at dendrodendritic synapses in the accessory olfactory bulb. As a result of this memory, males made familiar by mating are recognized by the females, thereby mitigating pregnancy block. Such a memory function is biologically important to the female, as it is required to sustain pregnancy in the presence of her stud male's odors.
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