• Distinct protocerebral neuropils associated with attractive and aversive female-produced odorants in the male moth brain 

      Kymre, Jonas Hansen; Liu, Xiaolan; Ian, Elena; Berge, Christoffer Nerland; Wang, Guirong; Berg, Bente Gunnveig; Zhao, Xincheng; Chu, Xi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The pheromone system of heliothine moths is an optimal model for studying principles underlying higher-order olfactory processing. In Helicoverpa armigera, three male-specific glomeruli receive input about three female-produced ...
    • Functional map of the macroglomerular complex of male Helicoverpa armigera 

      Liu, Xiaolan; Chu, Xi; Sun, Long-Long; Wang, Ya-Nan; Xie, Gui-Ying; Chen, Wen-Bo; Liu, Yang; Berg, Bente Gunnveig; An, Shi-Heng; Wang, Gui-Rong; Yin, Xin-Ming; Zhao, Xin-Cheng (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The mechanism of sex pheromone reception in the male cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera has been extensively studied because it has become an important model system for understanding insect olfaction. However, the pathways ...