Fig. 5: Phasi-tonicity is not a receptor property.
From: Stimulus duration encoding occurs early in the moth olfactory pathway
A Response of ORNs in the Drosophila T1 sensilla in wild-type flies to 10 μg of cVA (8 ORNs) and in the mutant flies to 100 ng of Z7-12:Ac (Z7) (6 ORNs). In both cases the response is very tonic, not exhibiting any adaptation. B Response of the pheromone-sensitive ORNs in the A. ipsilon trichoid sensilla to the main pheromone compound Z7-12:Ac and to the plant volatile compound (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate (Z3) (12 ORNs). In both cases, the response is phasi-tonic, despite each molecule activating different receptors on the dendrite. The shaded areas represent 95% confidence of the mean, obtained by bootstrapping the responses. The stimuli are 2 s long.
