Food preference acquired by social transmission is altered by the absence of the olfactory marker protein in mice.

ABSTRACT: Food preference is conserved from the most primitive organisms to social animals including humans. A continuous integration of olfactory cues present both in food and in the different environmental and physiological contexts favors the intake of a given source of food or its avoidance. Remarkably, in mice, food preference can also be acquired by olfactory communication in-between conspecifics, a behavior known as the social transmission of food preference (STFP). STFP occurs when a mouse sniffs the breath of a conspecific who has previously eaten a novel food emitting specific odorants and will then develop a preference for this never encountered food. The efficient discrimination of odorants is performed by olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs). It is essential and supports many of the decisio

SUBMITTER: de Valliere A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9682023 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature