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The influence of birth and post-partum maternal experience on neocortical coding

Reference	S03931
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Professor Eric Keverne
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	University of Cambridge
Department	Zoology
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	199,433
Status	Completed
Type	Research Grant
Start date	01/04/1995
End date	01/04/1998
Duration	36 months

Abstract

Rejection or acceptance of lambs depends initially on subtle differences in odour cues. Visual recognition takes some weeks to acquire. Using IEG expression as a marker of neural activity, we intend to map the processing of lamb odours at primary, secondary and tertiary olfactory relays. Our prediction is that neural populations which respond to differences in own versus alien lamb odours become more distinct at tertiary sites, which for olfaction is in the orbitofrontal cortex. Whether these orbitofrontal neurons are subjected to the same kind of modulation as those in the primary sites (olfactory bulb) by the peptides and catecholamines released at parturition will be investigated electrophysiologically, as will cross modality responding to visual dues that occur subsequently.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Animal Sciences (AS)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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