Thomas Bozza
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Olfactory Neurobiologist. Umbraphile. Music, BigMac, and TF2 enthusiast.
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Tobias Ackels
4 months ago
🚨 Preprint alert! 🚨 Can mice estimate the distance to an odour source? New work led by Cristina Marin and colleagues, jointly supervised by
@andreas-t-schaefer.bsky.social
at the
@crick.ac.uk
and myself. Spoiler alert: Yes, they can! Read the paper here:
bit.ly/43A9tF9
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Datta Lab
5 months ago
Finally, our results would not be possible without past and present members of the Datta lab, including Tatsuya Tsukahara (now at the LTRI in Toronto) and great collaborators like Martin Escamilla del Arenal and Tom Bozza (
@neuroboz.bsky.social
). We look forward to your feedback on this work!
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A spatial code governs olfactory receptor choice and aligns sensory maps in the nose and brain
Although topographical maps organize many peripheral sensory systems, it remains unclear whether olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) choose which of the ~1100 odor receptors (ORs) to express based upon t...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.02.651738v1
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The Transmitter
5 months ago
Olfactory neuroscientists have known for a while that their stimuli stink. A new analysis illuminates the extent of the problem. By
@callimcflurry.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/olfaction/sm...
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Smell studies often use unnaturally high odor concentrations, analysis reveals
It’s time to fashion olfactory neuroscience stimuli based on odor concentrations in the wild, say study investigators Elizabeth Hong and Matt Wachowiak.
https://www.thetransmitter.org/olfaction/smell-studies-often-use-unnaturally-high-odor-concentrations-analysis-reveals/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=20250416-unnatural-high-odor-concentration
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Matt Wachowiak
7 months ago
Glad to share this review of odor concentrations in nature versus experiments, just out in J Neurosci. Spoiler: they are far apart. We discuss implications for olfactory neuroscience and welcome debate. With
@neuroboz.bsky.social
@dewanlab.bsky.social
, Betty Hong.
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
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Marcus Stensmyr
7 months ago
My BFFL Marco Gallio,
@mlcapek.bsky.social
, and colleagues just dropped an absolute banger of a paper in
@nature.com
! The Evanston flylords reveal the molecular and neuronal basis of thermal niche adaptation in drosophilid flies. A must-read! 🔥🔥
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Evolution of temperature preference in flies of the genus Drosophila - Nature
A study using flies of the genus Drosophila adapted to life in diverse thermal environments shows how evolution has shaped temperature preference by acting on both molecular heat receptors and th...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08682-z
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Check out our review comparing typical experimental to naturally-occurring odor concentrations. You might be surprised.
www.jneurosci.org/content/45/1...
Thanks to Matt and Betty for asking me to take part!
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Recalibrating Olfactory Neuroscience to the Range of Naturally Occurring Odor Concentrations
Sensory systems enable organisms to detect and respond to environmental signals relevant for their survival and reproduction. A crucial aspect of any sensory signal is its intensity; understanding how...
https://www.jneurosci.org/content/45/10/e1872242024/tab-e-letters
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For my inaugural post on this platform, I pose THE critical question of our day. Fruit fly or Vinegar fly? Can’t we just pick one?
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