Olfactory recognition

Brennan P. and Keveme E.B. (2000). Neural mechanisms of olfactory recognition memory. In Brain, Perception, Memory — Advances in Cognitive Neuroscience (Bolhuis J.J., ed.). Oxford University Press, pp. 93-111. 

Kaba H. and Nakanishi S. (1995). Synaptic mechanisms of olfactory recognition memory. Int Rev Neurosci 6, 125-141. 

Kendrick K.M., DaCosta A., Broad K.D., Ohkura S., et al. (1997). Neural control of maternal behaviour and olfactory recognition of offspring. Brain Res Bull 44, 383-395. 

Martin I.G. and Beauchamp G.K. (1982). Olfactory recognition of individuals by male cavies (Cavia aperea). J Chem Ecol 8, 1241-1250. 

Okere C Kaba H. and T.H. (1996). Formation of an olfactory recognition memory in mice reassessment of the role of nitric oxide. Neuroscience 71, 349-354. 

Brennan, P., Kaba, H. and Keveme, E.B. (1990) Olfactory Recognition a simple memory system. Science 250, 1223-1226. 

Singh, P.B., Brown, R.E. and Roser, B. (1987) MHC antigens in urine as olfactory recognition cues. Nature 327, 161-164. 

It has been postulated that NE is important for olfactory recognition of newborns in mice (as well as in other species), which may be essential for postpartum maternal behavior. For instance, depletion of NE in the mouse olfactory bulb via infusion of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) has deleterious effects on maternal behavior that are similar to, though not as severe as, those brought on by Dbh disruption. 

Norepinephrine may also play a role in the induction of immediate early genes in response to pup exposure (Thomas and Palmiter, 1997). Norepinephrine has been linked to maternal behavior in certain other animal models, such as sheep and rats. It may also play a role in olfactory recognition and memory in rats. Intraventricular administration of 6-OHDA prior to birth has been noted to impair postpartum maternal behavior administration after birth had no such effect. 

A social olfactory recognition test in rats determined that the 5-HT4 receptor agonist/5-HT3 receptor antagonist BlMUl enhanced short-term memory [a recognition of a juvenile after 2 hours), whereas ondansetron had no effect. The effect of BlMUl was antagonized by GR 125487 [Letty et al. 1997). 

Byers J. A., Lanne B. S., Lofqvist J., Schlyter F. and Bergstrom G. (1985). Olfactory recognition of host-tree susceptibility by pine shoot beetles. Naturwissenschaften 72, 324-326. 

Zanetti P, Dani F. R., Destri S., Fanelli D., Massolo A., Moneti G., Pieraccini G. and Turillazzi S. (2001) Nestmate recognition in Parischnogaster striatula (Hymenoptera Stenogastrinae), visual and olfactory recognition cues. J. Insect Physiol. 47, 1013— 1020. 

BIMU-1 Active on the social olfactory recognition test 58, 59... 

Karavanich C, Atema J (1998b) Olfactory recognition of urine signals in dominance fights between male lobster, Homarus americanus. Behaviour 135 719-730... 

Pearse-Pratt, R., Schellinck, H. M., Brown, R. E., Singh, P. B., and Roser, B., 1999, Sohrble MHC antigens and olfactory recognition of genetic individuality the mechanism, Genetica, 104 223-230. 

Although the mechanism for HLA-based mate choice in humans is not known, MHC-based mate choice preferences in rodents are olfactory mediated (reviewed in Alberts Ober, 1993). In humans, evidence for MHC-based olfactory recognition has recently been presented by Wedekind and colleagues (Wedekind et. al., 1995, 1997). Despite the methodological limitations of these studies (Hedrick and Loeschcke, 1996), the results are consistent with the data from rodent studies and suggest that humans may indeed use olfactory cues to discriminate between persons similar and dissimilar in the MHC. This premise has been bolstered recently by the identification of a family of olfactory receptor genes (OLF) that map within the human MHC (Fan et al., 1996), but additional studies are needed to determine whether preferences for mates with dissimilar HLA haplotypes in the Hutterites are indeed mediated by olfactory cues. 

Martin, I.G. Beauchamp, G.K. 1982. Olfactory recognition of individuals by by male cavies Cavia aperea). J. Chem. EcoL, 8, 1241-1249. 

Miiller-Schwarze, D. 1974. Olfactory recognition of species, groups, individuals and physiological states among mammals. In Pheromones (Ed. by M.C. Birch), pp 316-326. Amsterdam North Holland Publishing Co. 

Roeder, J.J. 1980. Marking behaviour and olfactory recognition in genets Genetta genetta L., Camivora-Viveri-6ae). Behaviour, 72,200-210. 

Muller-Schwarze, D., 1974, Olfactory recognition of species, groups,... 

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