Short-term odor memory: effects of posterior transection of the lateral olfactory tract in the rat

Physiology & Behavior
P K Thanos, Burton Slotnick

Abstract

Rats were trained on a series of novel 2-odor discrimination problems before and after combined unilateral bulbectomy and posterior transection of the contralateral lateral olfactory tract. In postoperative tests, experimental rats performed as well as controls when a short intertrial interval (30 seconds) was used but, in contrast to controls, failed to learn a 2-odor discrimination when the intertrial interval was 10 minutes. When tested on a reversal task, controls showed memory for original learning by making many errors while experimental rats quickly acquired the task. The results suggest that lateral olfactory tract afferents to posterior olfactory cortex may play a significant role in short-term memory for odors.

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Apr 27, 2001·Trends in Cognitive Sciences·B Slotnick
Aug 4, 2018·The European Journal of Neuroscience·Kazuki KatoriHaruki Takeuchi

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