Division of labor for division: inhibitory interneurons with different spatial landscapes in the olfactory system

Neuron. 2013 Dec 4;80(5):1106-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.11.013.

Abstract

Normalizing neural responses by the sum of population activity allows the nervous system to adjust its sensitivity according to task demands, facilitating intensity-invariant information processing. In this issue of Neuron, two studies, Kato et al. (2013) and Miyamichi et al. (2013), suggest that parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the olfactory bulb play a role in this process.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Feedback, Physiological / physiology*
  • Interneurons / metabolism*
  • Linear Models*
  • Nerve Net / physiology*
  • Neural Pathways / physiology*
  • Olfactory Bulb / cytology*
  • Parvalbumins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Parvalbumins