Sparse input representations explain odor discrimination in complex, concentration-varying mixtures
Hannah McCalmon, George Cai, Constantine Tsibouris, Noé Hamou, Jo Hoskins, Farhad Pashakhanloo, SueYeon Chung, Vikrant Kapoor, Venkatesh N. Murthy
The paper shows that mice can discriminate odors in complex mixtures primarily limited by neural sensitivity rather than background complexity.
Cell Reports · Aug 20, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience