Publications

Cheung, M.C., Carey, R.M., and Wachowiak M. (2008) A method for generating natural and user-defined sniffing patterns in anesthetized or reduced preparations. Chemical Senses (in press).

Pírez N. and Wachowiak M. (2008). In vivo Modulation of Sensory Input to the Olfactory Bulb by Tonic and Activity-Dependent Presynaptic Inhibition of Receptor Neurons. J. Neurosci 28(25):6360-6371.

Wesson D.W., Donahou T.N., Johnson, M.O. and Wachowiak M. (2008). Sniffing Behavior of Mice during Performance in Odor-Guided Tasks. Chemical Senses (doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjn029). **with Commentary**

Wesson D.W., Carey R.M., Verhagen J.V. and Wachowiak M. (2008). Rapid encoding and perception of novel odors in the rat. PLoS Biology 8;6(4): e82. **Editor's pick with Synopsis.**

Verhagen J.V., Wesson D.W., Netoff T.I., White J.A. and Wachowiak M. (2007). Sniffing controls an adaptive filter of sensory input to the olfactory bulb. Nat Neuroscience 10 (5):631-639.

Spors H., Wachowiak M., Cohen L.B. and Friedrich R.W. (2006). Temporal dynamics and latency patterns of receptor neuron input to the olfactory bulb. J. Neurosci 26 (4):1247-1259.

McGann J.P., Pírez N., Gainey M.A., Muratore C., Elias A.S. and Wachowiak M. (2005). Odorant representations are modulated by intra- but not interglomerular presynaptic inhibition of olfactory sensory neurons. Neuron 48 (6): 1039-1053.

Wachowiak M., McGann J.P., Heyward P.M., Shao Z., Puche A.C. and Shipley M.T. (2005). Inhibition of olfactory receptor neuron input to the olfactory bulb mediated by suppression of presynaptic calcium influx. J. Neurophysiol 94: 2700-2712.

Wachowiak M., Denk W. and Friederich R.W. (2004). Functional organization of sensory input to the olfactory bulb glomerulus analyzed by two-photon calcium imaging. PNAS 101 (24): 9097-9102.

Wesson D.W., Verhagen J.V. and M. Wachowiak. Why sniff fast? High-frequency sniffing, odor discriminations, and receptor neuron activation in the behaving rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2007

Pírez, N. and M. Wachowiak. Sniffing and presynaptic inhibition of receptor input to the olfactory bulb: tonis versus feedback inhibition. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 2007

Carey R.M., Verhagen J.V., Wesson D.W. and Wachowiak M. Temporal dynamics of receptor neuron input to the olfactory bulb of behaving rats. AChemS Abstracts, 2007.

N. Pírez, R. Carey and M. Wachowiak. The effect of sniff frequency on presynaptic inhibition of receptor input to the olfactory bulb. AChemS Abstracts, 2007. **N. Pírez received the Don Tucker Memorial Award 2007 for this presentation**

Wesson D.W., Verhagen J.V. and Wachowiak M. Sniffing patterns of rats during learning and performance of odor discrimination tasks. AChemS Abstracts, 2006.