Adaptation of olfactory receptor abundances for efficient coding

Olfactory receptor usage is highly heterogeneous, with some receptor types being orders of magnitude more abundant than others. We propose an explanation for this striking fact: the receptor distribution is tuned to maximally represent information about the olfactory environment in a regime of effic...

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Published in:	eLife Vol. 8
Main Authors:	Teşileanu, Tiberiu, Cocco, Simona, Monasson, Rémi, Balasubramanian, Vijay
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 26.02.2019 eLife Sciences Publication eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
Subjects:	Adaptation Adaptation, Physiological Animals Biological Physics Brain research efficient coding Environmental changes Hypotheses Life Sciences Mammals Models, Neurological Neural coding Neurogenesis Neurons Neurons and Cognition Odorant receptors Odorants olfaction Olfactory receptor neurons Physics Physics of Living Systems receptor distribution Receptors, Odorant - physiology Sensory evaluation Sensory neurons Smell New York France United States > US Paris France efficient coding mouse olfaction receptor distribution D. melanogaster physics of living systems
ISSN:	2050-084X, 2050-084X
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