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Peer-reviewed Publications

Olsson, SB; Challis, RAJ; Cole, M; Gardeniers, JGE; Gardner, JW; Guerrero, A; Hansson, BS; Pearce, TC (2015) Biosynthetic Infochemical Communication. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 10 043001. doi:10.1088/1748-3190/10/4/043001.

Ghaninia M; Olsson, SB; and Hansson, BS (2014) Physiological organization and topographic mapping of the antennal olfactory sensory neurons in female hawkmoths, Manduca sexta. Chemical Senses, doi:10.1093/chemse/bju037.

Capurro, A; Baroni, F; Kuebler, L; Kárpáti, Z; Dekker, T; Hansson, BS; Pearce, TC; Olsson, SB. (2014) Temporal features of spike trains in the moth antennal lobe revealed by a Comparative time-frequency analysis. Plos ONE, 9, e84037.

Getahun, MN; Olsson, SB; Lavista-Llanos, S; Hansson, BS; Wicher, D (2013) Insect odorant response sensitivity is tuned by metabotropically autoregulated olfactory receptors. Plos ONE, 8(3): e58889.

Späthe A; Reinecke, A; Olsson, SB; Kesavan, S; Knaden, M; Hansson, BS (2013) Plant species- and status-specific odor blends guide oviposition choice in the moth Manduca sexta. Chemical Senses 38(2): 147-159.

Kuebler, LS; Schubert, M; Karpati, Z; Hansson, BS; Olsson, SB (2012) Antennal lobe processing correlates to moth olfactory behavior. J. Neuroscience, 32(17): 5772-5782.

Getahun, MN; Wicher, D; Hansson, BS; Olsson, SB (2012) Temporal response dynamics of Drosophila olfactory sensory neurons depends on receptor type and response polarity. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 6: 54.

Capurro, A; Baroni, F; Olsson, SB; Kuebler, LS; Karout, S; Hansson, BS; Pearce, TC (2012) Non-linear blend coding in the moth antennal lobe emerges from random glomerular networks. Frontiers in Neuroengineering. 5: 6.

Olsson, SB; Hansson, BS (2012) A flux capacitor for insect pheromones. Chemical Senses. 37: 295-298.

Olsson, SB; Getahun, MN; Wicher, D; Hansson, BS (2011) Piezo-controlled microinjection: An in vivo complement for in vitro sensory studies. J. Neuroscience Methods, 201(2): 385-389.

Olsson, SB and Kuebler, LS; Veit, D et al. (2011) A novel multicomponent stimulus device for use in olfactory experiments. J. Neuroscience Methods, 195(1): 1-9.

Sargsyan, V; Getahun, MN; Lavista Llanos, S; Olsson, S; Hansson, B; & Wicher, D (2011) Phosphorylation via PKC regulates the function of the Drosophila odorant coreceptor. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 5: 5.

Kuebler, LS; Olsson, SB; Weniger, R; Hansson, BS (2011) Neuronal processing of complex mixtures establishes a unique odor representation in the moth antennal lobe. Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 5: 7.

Olsson, SB; Kesevan, S; Groot, AT; et al. (2010). Ostrinia revisited: Evidence for sex linkage in European Corn Borer Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner) pheromone reception. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10: 285.

Karpati, Z; Olsson, SB; Hansson, BS; Dekker, T (2010). Inheritance of central neuroanatomy and physiology related to pheromone preference in the male European corn borer. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 10: 286.

Olsson, SB; Linn, Jr. CE; Feder, JL., et al. (2009). Comparing peripheral olfactory coding with host preference in the Rhagoletis species complex. Chemical Senses, 34: 37-48.

Olsson, SB; Barnard, J; Turri, L (2006). Olfaction and identification of unrelated individuals: Examination of the mysteries of human odor recognition. J. Chemical Ecology, 32: 1635-1645.

Olsson, SB; Linn, Jr. CE; Michel, A., et al. (2006). Receptor expression and sympatric speciation: Unique olfactory receptor neuron responses in F1 hybrid Rhagoletis populations. J. Experimental Biology, 209: 3279-3741.

Olsson, SB; Linn, Jr. CE; Roelofs, WL (2006). The chemosensory basis for behavioral divergence involved in sympatric host shifts: I. Characterizing olfactory receptor neuron classes responding to key host volatiles. J. Comparative Physiology A., 192: 279-288.

Olsson, SB; Linn, Jr. CE; Roelofs, WL (2006). The chemosensory basis for behavioral divergence involved in sympatric host shifts: II. Olfactory receptor neuron sensitivity and temporal firing pattern to individual key host volatiles. J. Comparative Physiology A., 192: 289-300.Larsson,

MC; Stensmyr, MC; Bice, SB (MAIDEN NAME); Hansson, BS* (2003). Attractiveness of fruit and flowerodorants detected by olfactory receptor neurons in the fruit chafer Pachnoda marginata. J. Chemical Ecology, 29(5): 1253-1268.

Stensmyr, MC; Larsson, MC; Bice, S; Hansson, BS* (2001). Detection of fruit- and flower-emitted volatiles by olfactory receptor neurons in the polyphagous fruit chafer Pachnoda marginata (Coleoptera: Cetoniinae). J. Comparative Physiology A, 187 (7): 509-519.

Book chapters and conference proceedings:

Olsson, SB; Hansson, BS (2013) Electroantennogram and single-sensillum recording in insect antennae. In: Pheromone Signaling: Methods and Protocols, K. Touhara, ed. Springer Protocols: Totowa, NJ, 1068, 157–177.

Getahun, MN; Wicher, D; Hansson, BS; Olsson, SB (2013) Temporal response dynamics of Drosophila olfactory sensory neurons depends on receptor type and response polarity. In: Design principles of sensory receptors, D. Wicher, ed. Frontiers Media SA: Lausanne, CH.

Capurro, A; Baroni, F; Olsson, SB; Kuebler, LS; Karout, S; Hansson, BS; Pearce, TC (2013) Non-linear blend coding in the moth antennal lobe emerges from random glomerular networks. In: Bioinspired solutions to the challenges of chemical sensing, R. Huerta and T. Nowotny, eds. Frontiers Media SA: Lausanne, CH.

Rácz, Z; Olsson, SB; Gardner, JW; Pearce, TC; Hansson, BS; Cole, M (2011) Challenges of Biomimetic Infochemical Communication. Proc. Comp. Sci. 7: 106–109.

Kuebler LS; Olsson SB; and Hansson BS (2011) First Order Processing of Complex Olfactory Information in the Moth Brain. Proc. Comp. Sci. 7: 258–260.

Cole, M.; Gardner, JW; Racz, Z; Pathak, S; Guerrero, A; Muñoz, L; Carot, G; Pearce, TC; Challiss, J; Markovic, D; Hansson, BS; Olsson, S; Kuebler, L; Gardeniers, JGE; Dimov, N; Bula, W (2009). Biomimetic insect infochemical communication system. 2009 IEEE SENSORS, VOLS 1-3: 1295-1298 2009.

Popular science articles/presentations

Popular Science Talks:

Interview on Natural Products, January 21, 2016
TEDx MAIS, December 8, 2015
INK Salon, December 18, 2015
Syntalk Episode #TRAI, October, 2015

Newspaper coverage:
“Communicating in nature’s language”. The Hindu. August 8, 2015
“Rs. 25-crore grant to study if flowers talk to each other”. The Hindu April 26, 2015
“Home away from Home”. Economic Times, October 10, 2015
“IIIM organizes interaction session between Scientists, Gandhian scholars”. Daily Excelsior, Jammu and Kashmir, December 3, 2015
“NCBS, ATREE travel with Science Express”. The Hindu. December 6, 2015
“NCBS working on natural cure for stem borer disease”, Deccan Herald, December 25, 2015.