This Research Topic is part of the Interactions Between the Mammalian Main and Accessory Olfactory Systems series:
Interactions Between the Mammalian Main and Accessory Olfactory Systems, Volume IThe functional cross-talk and structural interaction between the main and accessory olfactory bulb is a central problem in mammalian sensory neurobiology. The early supposition that volatile substances and pheromones, most of them hydrosoluble molecules, are exclusively sensed and decoded by the main (MOS) and accessory olfactory systems (AOS), respectively, needs to be revised. In fact, a large body of structural and functional evidence accumulated during the last few decades, suggests that rather than separated entities, the MOS and AOS act synergically, bringing about physiological and behavioral responses. The goal of the present Research Topic will be to gather Original Research articles and Reviews performed by the most authoritative research groups that have recently contributed to the broad area of sensory neurobiology. Special attention should be given to contributions addressed to the MOB and AOB cross-talk, involving current neuroanatomical techniques. So far, scientific contributions presented in the first edition of our Research Topic fostered our central hypothesis that the MOS and AOS operate in a synergic fashion.
The likelihood of the notion motivating our editorial incursion was further strengthened by important contributions released afterward. Indeed, recent evidence provided by molecular, functional, and connectional studies supports the orchestrated involvement of the MOS and AOS in decoding, perception, and interpretation of environmental olfactory cues.
This succinct state of the affairs lays the arena for the second edition of our Research Topic that welcomes former and prospective researchers to present and discuss the most recent descriptive, experimental, and theoretical contributions to foster or dismiss the dualistic olfactory hypothesis. Evidence provided by molecular, structural, physiological, and behavioral approaches shall be welcomed.
This Research Topic is part of the Interactions Between the Mammalian Main and Accessory Olfactory Systems series:
Interactions Between the Mammalian Main and Accessory Olfactory Systems, Volume IThe functional cross-talk and structural interaction between the main and accessory olfactory bulb is a central problem in mammalian sensory neurobiology. The early supposition that volatile substances and pheromones, most of them hydrosoluble molecules, are exclusively sensed and decoded by the main (MOS) and accessory olfactory systems (AOS), respectively, needs to be revised. In fact, a large body of structural and functional evidence accumulated during the last few decades, suggests that rather than separated entities, the MOS and AOS act synergically, bringing about physiological and behavioral responses. The goal of the present Research Topic will be to gather Original Research articles and Reviews performed by the most authoritative research groups that have recently contributed to the broad area of sensory neurobiology. Special attention should be given to contributions addressed to the MOB and AOB cross-talk, involving current neuroanatomical techniques. So far, scientific contributions presented in the first edition of our Research Topic fostered our central hypothesis that the MOS and AOS operate in a synergic fashion.
The likelihood of the notion motivating our editorial incursion was further strengthened by important contributions released afterward. Indeed, recent evidence provided by molecular, functional, and connectional studies supports the orchestrated involvement of the MOS and AOS in decoding, perception, and interpretation of environmental olfactory cues.
This succinct state of the affairs lays the arena for the second edition of our Research Topic that welcomes former and prospective researchers to present and discuss the most recent descriptive, experimental, and theoretical contributions to foster or dismiss the dualistic olfactory hypothesis. Evidence provided by molecular, structural, physiological, and behavioral approaches shall be welcomed.
