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1 From the Department of Biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York
Studies of single-cell spike discharges in the olfactory bulb of the rabbit indicate the presence of three classes of neurons as characterized by their discharge patterns. Cells of class I discharge continuously and spontaneously; class II cells discharge intermittently in bursts, in synchrony with the passage of air through the nose. Cells of classes I and II are unmodified during olfactory stimulation. It appears there are many cells in the olfactory bulb whose discharge patterns are unrelated to excitation of the olfactory receptors by odors. Cells of class III respond to appropriate odors; the response of such cells to some odors and not others indicates that odor specificity is a fundamental characteristic of the olfactory system.
Submitted on August 8, 1955
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