NIH R01 · 2025
Understanding the neuronal mechanisms of closed-loop olfaction
Project Summary In nature, sensory perception and motor processing operate in closed-loop. Self-generated movements impact sensory input, and sensory inputs guide future motor commands. Through experience, the brain may learn the reciprocal relationship between sensory inputs and movements in the form of generative sensorimotor models that predict the sensory consequences of upcoming actions. In vertebrates, olfaction is intrinsically linked to motor action through sniffing, and just as for other sensory modalities, via head and body movements. Due to technical challenges, however, most studies in laboratory settings have probed olfactory processing during passive odor sampling. Even when…
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