Dynamics of sensory integration of olfactory and mechanical stimuli within the response patterns of moth antennal lobe neurons

•Data show that antennal lobe (AL) cells respond to olfactory and mechanical input.•Responses to mechanosensory input tend to be brief and temporally precise.•We develop a biophysical model of the moth AL incorporating both sensory signals.•Model dynamics realistically capture the multisensory response patterns of AL cells.•We predict mechanical input raises response precision but reduces odor discrimination.