The project aims to elucidate the role of morphologically and developmentally diverse dopaminergic neurons in olfactory processing by combining timed stereotaxic injections of opto- and chemogenetic effectors and automated olfactory behavioural testing with whole-cell electrophysiology. By integrating these approaches, you will provide a multi-level synthesis of how developmentally-defined neurons of the same class differentially contribute to sensory processing.