Annika Cichy

The paper identifies trimethylamine as a male-specific odor detected via TAAR5 in the main olfactory pathway that drives inter-male aggression in mice, independent of glomerular input.

The paper shows that single olfactory receptors, specifically TAARs, set odor detection thresholds in mice, with sensitivity determined by the most sensitive receptor.

The paper shows that sister MT cells in a glomerulus exhibit diverse or stereotyped responses to odorants, with stereotypy linked to ligand affinity regardless of concentration.