Research Unit/ FORschungsgruppe 5424, Modulation in olfaction: How recurrent circuits govern state-dependent behaviour. #olfaction #neuromodulation #DFG
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Check out the newest Neuroforum issue of the German Neuroscience Society and learn more about the members of the MODOLFOR research unit 5424 "Modulation in Olfaction" and their scientific interests (in German):
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Earlier this March, our MODOLFOR Research Unit came together in Maria Laach for the yearly retreat. We spent three exciting days discussing new scientific results and exchanging ideas for the future. 🪰🐭👃🧠
Happy to share the latest from the lab! A microbiome-generated metabolite affects male-male aggression and social dominance in mice via the main olfactory system. Gut-Nose-Behavior.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Congrats to our research unit member Annika Cichy @cichy1985.bsky.social !🎉 Check out her new publication: www.cell.com/current-biol...
A microbiome-derived chemical cue shapes mammalian social behavior via olfaction
Evolution seems to have repeatedly converged on a similar architecture in the early olfactory system of many animals. We offer an efficient-coding framework to understand this. Out in @pnas.org now! Led by @jzv.bsky.social, driven by Juan Carlos, + help from Farhad. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Cichy et al. show that trimethylamine (TMA), a gut microbiome-derived metabolite,
activates the receptor TAAR5 in the main olfactory system to regulate aggression and
social dominance in male mice. Th...
Along with @katrinvogt.bsky.social , @akhila1498.bsky.social and Klára Tučková we combine long timescale (3 hr) behavioral tracking of Drosophila larvae in patchy environments with varying statistics, along with quantitative analysis and computational modeling, to dissect foraging strategies. 1/n
Venki Murthy
Check out our new preprint and learn about the smart foraging behavior of fly larvae!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
New #VosshallLab pre-print! Test your sense of smell, coming soon to your clinic or doctor's office
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...
🎉 Our latest review is out in @diabetologiajnl.bsky.social !
We dive into the bidirectional link between #Obesity ⚖️, #Type2Diabetes 🩸, and #Olfaction 👃, and its relevance for metabolic health 🩺 🍽️.
Kudos to @janice-bulk.bsky.social and @lcreimon.bsky.social for their work! 👏
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Ahmed El Hady
“We’re hoping doors will open for researchers to ask questions about how connections are made in the brain in mice and maybe, one day, humans.” - @andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social
Read about the new NIH-funded program to map brain circuitry using X-rays: www.crick.ac.uk/news/2026-03...
Cichy et al. show that trimethylamine (TMA), a gut microbiome-derived metabolite,
activates the receptor TAAR5 in the main olfactory system to regulate aggression and
social dominance in male mice. Th...
Neuroscientist Andreas Schaefer is spearheading a new project to capture the intricacies of the mouse brain using X-rays, bringing researchers closer to a complete map of its neural connections.
Background: Smell testing is increasingly recognized as essential in rhinology practice but remains underutilized because of time constraints and limited clinical resources. This study aimed to evalua...
Along with @katrinvogt.bsky.social , @akhila1498.bsky.social and Klára Tučková we combine long timescale (3 hr) behavioral tracking of Drosophila larvae in patchy environments with varying statistics, along with quantitative analysis and computational modeling, to dissect foraging strategies. 1/n
