Rapid odorant metabolism organizes identity- and timing-based odor representations by olfactory bulb inputs and outputs
Elvis Acquah, Madison A. Herrboldt, Joel Hallkaj, Mona A. Marie, Zhenxing Wu, Jeanne Chaloyard, Isabelle Andriot, Jean‐Marie Heydel, Kai Zhao, Hiroaki Matsunami, Matt Wachowiak
The paper shows that rapid odorant metabolism in the olfactory mucosa generates secondary odorants that reshape odor representations by introducing timing-based distinctions between inhaled and internally-generated odorants.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience