Olfactory bulb removal: Influences on the mating behavior of male mice☆,☆☆
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2021, Cell ReportsCitation Excerpt :For example, olfactory bulb removal, but not peripheral ablation of cells in the olfactory epithelium, has been shown to induce hyperirritability and increased predatory aggression (van Riezen et al., 1977; Alberts and Friedman, 1972). Additionally, permanent anosmia can affect a multitude of behaviors outside feeding, such as mating, visual discrimination, and non-olfactory-based learning (Rowe and Edwards, 1972; Phillips, 1970; Wenzel and Salzman, 1968). Given that our data show that all mice exhibit a robust HFD preference and SD devaluation regardless of intact olfaction, it is unlikely that olfactory bulb ablation affects visual and/or textual recognition or learning of the caloric composition, density, or rewarding aspects of HFD.
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2017, Hormones, Brain and Behavior: Third EditionChemosignals and hormones in the neural control of mammalian sexual behavior
2013, Frontiers in NeuroendocrinologyCitation Excerpt :Once males have found a female, they often engage in substantial amounts of chemoinvestigation of the female, particularly targeting the anogenital area, prior to mounting (Dewsbury, 1975). OBX eliminates this anogenital investigation (AGI) and subsequent mounting (and therefore copulation) in Syrian hamsters (Murphy and Schneider, 1970) and mice (Rowe and Edwards, 1972) and impairs AGI/copulation in rats and guinea pigs (Beauchamp et al., 1977; Edwards et al., 1990, 1996). In Syrian hamsters, non-volatile components of female vaginal secretion (O’Connell and Meredith, 1984; Singer et al., 1984) are sufficient, but not necessary (Johnston, 1986), for eliciting mounting behavior (Johnston, 1975; Murphy, 1973) whereas in rats, exposure to volatile chemosignals from female urine/feces (Kondo et al., 1999; Sachs et al., 1994) can elicit non-contact erections (NCEs).
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2013, Hormones and BehaviorCitation Excerpt :The absolute requirement for chemosignal input differs between species and also with sexual experience. For example, OBX eliminates copulatory behavior in Syrian hamsters (Murphy and Schneider, 1970) and mice (Rowe and Edwards, 1972) independent of their sexual experience whereas in rats and guinea pigs OBX produces more variable or contextually-specific deficits of copulation and these can be mitigated by prior sexual experience (Beauchamp et al., 1977; Edwards et al., 1990, 1996). In sexually experienced Syrian hamsters, female vaginal secretions are sufficient for eliciting mounting in about half of the behavioral tests when applied to the ano-genital area of anesthetized males (Johnston, 1975; Murphy, 1973).
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2012, Hormones and BehaviorCitation Excerpt :Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) are a prominent model species for studying the neural regulation of chemosensory-guided reproductive behaviors because their reproductive behavior is well characterized, stereotyped, and depends critically on the perception of a limited set of chemosensory cues (Landauer et al., 1977; Murphy and Schneider, 1970). Specifically, the correct detection, identification, and valuation of sex-specific odors are needed for both appetitive and consummatory aspects of reproductive behavior in male Syrian hamsters (Murphy and Schneider, 1970; Powers and Winans, 1975; Powers et al., 1979), as well as in other mammals (Rowe and Edwards, 1972; Sachs et al., 1994; Wysocki et al., 1982). Sex-specific odors required for reproductive behaviors are processed by the main (MOB) and accessory (AOB) olfactory bulbs and subsequently integrated in the medial amygdala (MA) (Keller et al., 2009; Scalia and Winans, 1975).
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This work was supported by research grant MH 18791 from the National Institutes of Mental Health to DAE. FAR was supported by an NDEA predoctoral fellowship. Hormones were provided through the courtesy of Dr. Preston Perlman of the Schering Corporation, Bloomfield, New Jersey. We thank Dr. John W. Scott for his expert advice and assistance throughout the course of this study.
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This experiment was part of a dissertation submitted to Emory University by FAR in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the P Ph. D. in psychology.
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Present address: Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616.