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Probing the olfactory code

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Multielectrode recording arrays in the moth antennal lobe indicate that the relative timing of action potentials may convey information about odor concentration and mixture.

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Figure 1: A schematic diagram of the insect antennal lobe (analogous to the olfactory bulb in vertebrates).
Figure 2: The relative timing of action potentials may convey information about odor concentration and mixture.

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