The surprisingly simple 'arithmetic' of smell

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The surprisingly simple 'arithmetic' of smell

When ON neurons fire, a locust can smell an odor. OFF neurons fire once the smell goes away. Adding and subtracting certain neurons tells researchers whether a locust can smell an odor
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