Johannes Reisert
Assistant Member

Ph.D.
(Physiology; University of Cambridge)

I am investigating one of the first steps in olfactory perception: the conversion of an odorous stimulus into a nerve signal. Olfactory receptor neurons are activated by odorants and generate action potentials which are conveyed to second order neurons in the olfactory bulb. I want to understand how olfactory receptor neurons code odor signals and the cellular mechanisms which lead to the generation and termination of those responses. I am also interested in investigating the contribution of olfactory receptor neurons to olfactory adaptation. I examine these issues using both electrophysiological and Ca2+-imaging techniques.

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