Tr act
Thalamus Amygdala
Hippocampus
Raphe nucleus
Locus ceruleus
Pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Olfactory bulb
Odor/smell
stimulation
signaling
Olfactory
epithelium
Figure 3.1 Neural pathways of olfaction. Source: https://www.google.com/search?
newwindow=1&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1264&bih=576&q=
OLFACTORY‐Sketch&oq=OLFACTORY‐Sketch&gs_l=img.3...1518.3940.0.5304.3.3.0.0.0.0.45.
87.2.2.0....0...1.1.64.img..1.0.0.0.kQrt2CdsE_4#imgrc=uyYvJhZrR‐7EhM. Adapted from
diy‐stress‐relief.com.
Oxytocin receptor developmental expression
First appearance ofOXR in the brain
Embryonic
day 14
Embryonic
day 18
Prenatal day 10
Prenatal day 13
Infant pattern
Caudate nucleus
Nucleus accumens Bed nucleus of thestria terminalis
Hypothalamus ventro-
medial nucleus
PN-Postnatal
Periform
cortex Lateral septum
Gestational
week 5
Gestational
week 8 Prenatal day 10Prenatal day 13
Amygdala
Anterior
Transient OXR expression
Dorsal
Olfactory
Adult pattern
Prenatal
Age day 19
Progressive appearance of OXRin discrete brain regime First transition to theadult pattern Second transition tothe adult pattern
Permanent OXR expression
(a)
(b)
Figure 4.1 Developmental trajectories of oxytocin receptor in the rat brain. (a) Schematic
time course of oxytocin receptor expression in the developing brain. (b) Oxytocin receptor
expression in the infant brain around prenatal period P10–P13. Regions in which a transient
oxytocin receptor expression is observed are colored in red. Regions in which oxytocin
receptor expression is maintained to adult life are colored in blue. OXR, oxytocin receptor.
Source: Ref. [10]. Copyright (c) 2015 Grinevich et al.