Map-independent representation of an aggression-promoting social cue in the main olfactory pathway
Annika Cichy, Adam Dewan, Jingji Zhang, Sarah D. Kaye, Tiffany Zhang Teng, Kassandra N. Blanchard, Paul G. Feinstein, Thomas C. Bozza
The paper identifies trimethylamine as a male-specific odor detected via TAAR5 in the main olfactory pathway that drives inter-male aggression in mice, independent of glomerular input.
bioRxiv · Dec 30, 2021 · PreprintNeuroscience