Distinct protocerebral neuropils associated with attractive and aversive female-produced odorants in the male moth brain

• Published in: eLife Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Kymre, Jonas Hansen, Liu, XiaoLan, Ian, Elena, Berge, Christoffer Nerland, Wang, GuiRong, Berg, Bente G, Zhao, XinCheng, Chu, Xi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England eLife Science Publications, Ltd 14.05.2021; eLife Sciences Publications Ltd; eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
• Subjects: Behavior; electrophysiology; Helicoverpa armigera; Information processing; interspecific signal; macroglomerular complex; neuronal morphology; Neurons; Neuroscience; Odors; pheromone; Pheromones; Protocerebrum; Working groups; United States; Germany; California; neuroscience

The pheromone system of heliothine moths is an optimal model for studying principles underlying higher-order olfactory processing. In , three male-specific glomeruli receive input about three female-produced signals, the primary pheromone component, serving as an attractant, and two minor constituen...