This Week in Neuroscience

TWiN 20: Drifting aromas in the brain


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While perceptual constancy requires the brain to maintain a stable representation of sensory input, TWiN explores a study showing that odor-evoked responses in the olfactory cortex drift over periods of days to weeks.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Jason Shepherd, Timothy Cheung, and Vivianne Morrison

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Links for this episode
  • Representational drift in olfactory cortex (Nature) (open preprint)
  • Ed Yong on representational drift (Atlantic)
  • Letters read on TWiN 20
  • Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Music is by Ronald Jenkees

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