Mats J Olsson

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Mats J. Olsson is a Professor of Experimental Psychology since 2008. His research is about perception. In particular the social role of olfaction. Another central topic is the role of behavior in disease avodiance.

Articles

Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2024;119:741-749
Perception of unfamiliar caregivers during sickness - Using the new Caregiver Perception Task (CgPT) during experimental endotoxemia
Hansson LS; Tognetti A; Sigurjonsson P; Bruck E; Wahlen K; Jensen K; Olsson MJ; John RT; Wilhelms DB; Lekander M; Lasselin J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2024;19(7):e0306290
High prevalence of long-term olfactory disorders in healthcare workers after COVID-19: A case-control study
Frasnelli J; Tognetti A; Winter AL; Thunell E; Olsson MJ; Greilert N; Olofsson JK; Havervall S; Thalin C; Lundstrom JN
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2023;114:21-22
A sick sense of care: Perception of caregivers by sick individuals
Hansson L; Tognetti A; Sigurjonsson P; Bruck E; Jensen K; Olsson MJ; John RT; Wilhelms D; Lekander M; Lasselin J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):16709
Human scent as a first-line defense against disease
Gordon AR; Lundstrom JN; Kimball BA; Karshikoff B; Sorjonen K; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Olsson MJ
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2023;113:319-327
The walking sick: Perception of experimental sickness from biological motion
Hansson LS; Lasselin J; Tognetti A; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ; Sundelin T; Lekander M
Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2023;153:106110
Lipopolysaccharide-induced changes in the kynurenine pathway and symptoms of sickness behavior in humans
Balter LJT; Li X; Schwieler L; Erhardt S; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ; Lasselin J; Lekander M
Article: EVOLUTION, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11(1):8-17
Disgusting odors trigger the oral immune system
Anja Juran S; Tognetti A; Lundstrom JN; Kumar L; Stevenson RJ; Lekander M; Olsson MJ
Article: NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION. 2023;30(1):338-345
Olfactory cues of naturally occurring systemic inflammation: A pilot study of seasonal allergy
Tognetti A; Saluja S; Lybert N; Lasselin J; Tamm S; Lensmar C; Karshikoff B; Cervenka S; Lekander M; Olsson MJ
Article: EVOLUTION, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11(1):386-396
Discriminating between sick and healthy faces based on early sickness cues: an exploratory analysis of sex differences
Tognetti A; Thunell E; Zakrzewska M; Olofsson J; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ
Article: EVOLUTION, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;11(1):219-228
Humans can detect axillary odor cues of an acute respiratory infection in others
Tognetti A; Williams MN; Lybert N; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2022;106:36
The walking sick: what predicts the detection of walking sick individuals?
Hansson LS; Lasselin J; Axelsson J; Tognetti A; Olsson MJ; Sundelin T; Lekander M
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2022;106:20
Disgusting odors trigger oral immunity
Lekander M; Juran SA; Olsson MJ
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2022;106:7
The motivational drives of sickness
Lekander M; Janson M; Sundelin T; Paues S; Hansson LS; Olsson MJ; Axelsson J; Lasselin J
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2021;98:29
Regulation of emotions during experimental endotoxemia
Hansson LS; Axelsson J; Petrovic P; GÃranson SP; Olsson MJ; M.Lekander; Lasselin J
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2021;98:21
Pointing out sickness: Detection of sickness from gait patterns
Hansson LS; Axelsson J; Tognetti A; Olsson MJ; Lekander M; Sundelin T; Lasselin J
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):16422
Acquired olfactory loss alters functional connectivity and morphology
Iravani B; Peter MG; Arshamian A; Olsson MJ; Hummel T; Kitzler HH; Lundstrom JN
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2021;288(1954):20210922
Human sickness detection is not dependent on cultural experience
Arshamian A; Sundelin T; Wnuk E; O'Meara C; Burenhult N; Rodriguez GG; Lekander M; Olsson MJ; Lasselin J; Axelsson J; Majid A
Article: EARTH'S FUTURE. 2021;9(5):e2020EF001909
Lockdown Measures Which Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions With Little Negative Impact on Quality of Life
Niemi M; Skelton A; Noone K; Olsson MJ
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2021;93:420-424
Regulation of emotions during experimental endotoxemia: A pilot study
Hansson LS; Axelsson J; Petrovic P; Goranson SP; Olsson MJ; Lekander M; Lasselin J
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2021;46:bjab004
Acute Systemic Experimental Inflammation Does Not Reduce Human Odor Identification Performance
Tognetti A; Sarolidou G; Lasselin J; Lekander M; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Article: PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2020;375(1800):20190272
People expressing olfactory and visual cues of disease are less liked
Sarolidou G; Axelsson J; Kimball BA; Sundelin T; Regenbogen C; Lundstrom JN; Lekander M; Olsson MJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(3):E930-930
Chloroanisoles and Chlorophenols Explain Mold Odor but Their Impact on the Swedish Population Is Attributed to Dampness and Mold
Lorentzen JC; Juran SA; Ernstgard L; Olsson MJ; Johanson G
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2020;84:147-153
Biological motion during inflammation in humans
Lasselin J; Sundelin T; Wayne PM; Olsson MJ; Goeranson SP; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2020;11:1004
Olfactory Communication of Sickness Cues in Respiratory Infection
Sarolidou G; Tognetti A; Lasselin J; Regenbogen C; Lundstrom JN; Kimball BA; Garke M; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ
Article: CORTEX. 2019;120:116-130
Sensory loss enhances multisensory integration performance
Peter MG; Porada DK; Regenbogen C; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2019;80:286-291
Emotional expressions of the sick face
Sarolidou G; Axelsson J; Sundelin T; Lasselin J; Regenbogen C; Sorjonen K; Lundstrom JN; Lekander M; Olsson MJ
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2019;79:236-243
Sleep during naturally occurring respiratory infections: A pilot study
Lasselin J; Ingre M; Regenbogen C; Olsson MJ; Garke M; Brytting M; Edgar R; Lekander M; Axelsson J
Article: PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. 2019;198:144-150
The scent of security: Odor of romantic partner alters subjective discomfort and autonomic stress responses in an adult attachment-dependent manner
Granqvist P; Vestbrant K; Dollinger L; Liuzza MT; Olsson MJ; Blomkvist A; Lundstrom JN
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(9):711-719
Detection of Inflammation via Volatile Cues in Human Urine
Gordon AR; Kimball BA; Sorjonen K; Karshikoff B; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Lundstrom JN; Olsson MJ
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2018;74:213-221
Sickness behavior is not all about the immune response: Possible roles of expectations and prediction errors in the worry of being sick
Lasselin J; Petrovic P; Olsson MJ; Goranson SP; Lekander M; Jensen KB; Axelsson J
Article: APPETITE. 2018;125:244-252
Multisensory flavor perception: The relationship between congruency, pleasantness, and odor referral to the mouth
Fondberg R; Lundstrom JN; Bloechl M; Olsson MJ; Seubert J
Article: ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. 2018;47(3):661-668
Influence of Body Odors and Gender on Perceived Genital Arousal
Alves-Oliveira P; Carvalho J; Ferreira J; Alho L; Nobre P; Olsson MJ; Soares SC
Journal article: ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. 2018;47(3):669-670
Influence of Body Odors and Gender on Perceived Genital Arousal (vol 47, pg 661, 2017)
Alves-Oliveira P; Carvalho J; Ferreira J; Alho L; Nobre P; Olsson MJ; Soares SC
Article: ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE. 2018;5(2):171091
Body odour disgust sensitivity predicts authoritarian attitudes
Liuzza MT; Lindholm T; Hawley CB; Senden MG; Ekstroem I; Olsson MJ; Olofsson JK
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2018;285(1870):20172430
Identification of acutely sick people and facial cues of sickness
Axelsson J; Sundelin T; Olsson MJ; Sorjonen K; Axelsson C; Lasselin J; Lekander M
Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2018;87:188-195
Communication of health in experimentally sick men and women: A pilot study
Lasselin J; Lekander M; Paues-Goranson S; Olsson MJ; Axelssona J
Article: PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. 2017;182:27-33
Yawning, a thermoregulatory mechanism during fever? A study of yawning frequency and its predictors during experimentally induced sickness
Marraffa A; Lekander M; Solsjo P; Olsson MJ; Lasselin J; Axelsson J
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2017;66:e33
Change in sickness behavior assessed with the Sickness Questionnaire after endotoxin challenge is associated with the degree of change in inflammatory cytokines
Andreasson A; Lasselin J; Karshikoff B; Olsson MJ; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2017;66:e33
Changes in self-rated health after endotoxin stimulation correlate with changes in cytokines and sickness behavior
Andreasson A; Lasselin J; Karshikoff B; Olsson MJ; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2017;66:e29
Inflammation-related gait – Analysis of biological motion using the Microsoft® Kinect® during experimentally-induced sickness
Lasselin J; Sundelin T; Olsson MJ; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7(1):13635
A mammalian blood odor component serves as an approach-avoidance cue across phylum border - from flies to humans
Arshamian A; Laska M; Gordon AR; Norberg M; Lahger C; Porada DK; Serra NJ; Johansson E; Schaefer M; Amundin M; Melin H; Olsson A; Olsson MJ; Stensmyr M; Lundstrom JN
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2017;42(6):499-508
The Body Odor Disgust Scale (BODS): Development and Validation of a Novel Olfactory Disgust Assessment
Liuzza MT; Lindholm T; Hawley C; Senden MG; Ekstrom I; Olsson MJ; Larsson M; Olofsson JK
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2017;114(24):6400-6405
Behavioral and neural correlates to multisensory detection of sick humans
Regenbogen C; Axelsson J; Lasselin J; Porada DK; Sundelin T; Peter MG; Lekander M; Lundstroem JN; Olsson MJ
Article: NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2017;42(4):801-810
Lipopolysaccharide Alters Motivated Behavior in a Monetary Reward Task: a Randomized Trial
Lasselin J; Treadway MT; Lacourt TE; Soop A; Olsson MJ; Karshikoff B; Paues-Goranson S; Axelsson J; Dantzer R; Lekander M
Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2017;60:312-318
Skin colour changes during experimentally-induced sickness
Henderson AJ; Lasselin J; Lekander M; Olsson MJ; Powis SJ; Axelsson J; Perrett DI
Article: NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA. 2016;88:123-130
Bayesian-based integration of multisensory naturalistic perithreshold stimuli
Regenbogen C; Johansson E; Andersson P; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2016;7:713
Nosewitness Identification: Effects of Lineup Size and Retention Interval
Alho L; Soares SC; Costa LP; Pinto E; Ferreira JHT; Sorjonen K; Silva CF; Olsson MJ
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2015;6:2015
Unilateral Resection of the Anterior Medial Temporal Lobe Impairs Odor Identification and Valence Perception
Juran SA; Lundstrom JN; Geigant M; Kumlien E; Fredrikson M; Ahs F; Olsson MJ
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(1):e0116706
Nosewitness Identification: Effects of Negative Emotion
Alho L; Soares SC; Ferreira J; Rocha M; Silva CF; Olsson MJ
Article: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2014;25(3):817-823
The Scent of Disease Human Body Odor Contains an Early Chemosensory Cue of Sickness
Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN; Kimball BA; Gordon AR; Karshikoff B; Hosseini N; Sorjonen K; Hoglund CO; Solares C; Soop A; Axelsson J; Lekander M
Article: NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;258:84-89
PERCEPTUAL AND PROCESSING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND DICHORHINIC ODOR MIXTURES
Schutze M; Negoias S; Olsson MJ; Hummel T
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2013;38(2):167-174
Mind Over AgeuStereotype Activation and Olfactory Function
Miller SS; Gordon AR; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN; Dalton P
Journal article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2012;26:s46
165. The perception of disease: Does a systemic inflammation affect odor, looks and biological movement?
Axelsson J; Karshikoff B; Sundelin T; Höglund CO; Soop A; Olsson M; Lekander M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(5):e38110
The Smell of Age: Perception and Discrimination of Body Odors of Different Ages
Mitro S; Gordon AR; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Article: EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2012;59(5):251-257
The Testing Effect as a Function of Explicit Testing Instructions and Judgments of Learning
Jonsson FU; Hedner M; Olsson MJ
Article: MEMORY AND COGNITION. 2011;39(6):1023-1032
Olfactory working memory: effects of verbalization on the 2-back task
Jonsson FU; Moller P; Olsson MJ
Article: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2010;215(1):110-113
Carbon chain length and the stimulus problem in olfaction
Boesveldt S; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2009;34(7):625-630
Odor Interaction between Bourgeonal and Its Antagonist Undecanal
Brodin M; Laska M; Olsson MJ
Article: CHEMOSENSORY PERCEPTION. 2009;2(3):161-171
Odor Memory Performance and Memory Awareness: A Comparison to Word Memory Across Orienting Tasks and Retention Intervals
Olsson MJ; Lundgren EB; Soares SC; Johansson M
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2009;19(1):66-71
The Human Brain Distinguishes between Single Odorants and Binary Mixtures
Boyle JA; Djordjevic J; Olsson MJ; Lundstroem JN; Jones-Gotman M
Article: CHEMOSENSORY PERCEPTION. 2008;1(3):184-189
Is it Easier to Match a Name to an Odor than Vice Versa?
Olsson MJ; Jonsson FU
Article: REVUE EUROPEENNE DE PSYCHOLOGIE APPLIQUEE. 2006;56(4):279-284
A putative female pheromone affects mood in men differently depending on social context
Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN; Diamantopoulou S; Esteves F
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2006;31(8):705-711
Olfactory event-related potentials reflect individual differences in odor valence perception
Lundstrom JN; Seven S; Olsson MJ; Schaal B; Hummel T
Journal article: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. 2006;141(2):226-237
Temporal trend of bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulfone, methylsulfonyl-DDE and -PCBs in Baltic guillemot (Uria aalge) egg 1971-2001--a comparison to 4,4'-DDE and PCB trends.
Jörundsdóttir H; Norström K; Olsson M; Pham-Tuan H; Hühnerfuss H; Bignert A; Bergman A
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2006;30(4):1340-1346
A putative social chemosignal elicits faster cortical responses than perceptually similar odorants
Lundstroem JN; Olsson MJ; Schaal B; Hummel T
Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2006;71(3):244-247
Effects of reproductive state on olfactory sensitivity suggest odor specificity
Lundström JN; McClintock MK; Olsson MJ
Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2005;70(3):197-204
Subthreshold amounts of social odorant affect mood, but not behavior, in heterosexual women when tested by a male, but not a female, experimenter
Lundström JN; Olsson MJ
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2005;30(4):353-365
A metamemory perspective on odor naming and identification
Jönsson FU; Tchekhova A; Lönner P; Olsson MJ
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2005;30(1):29-35
Odor emotionality affects the confidence in odor naming
Jönsson FU; Olsson H; Olsson MJ
Article: HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. 2003;44(5):395-401
Psychological effects of subthreshold exposure to the putative human pheromone 4,16-androstadien-3-one
Lundström JN; Gonçalves M; Esteves F; Olsson MJ
Journal article: JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A. 2003;1019(1-2):127-142
Determination of atropisomeric and planar polychlorinated biphenyls, their enantiomeric fractions and tissue distribution in grey seals using comprehensive 2D gas chromatography.
Harju M; Bergman A; Olsson M; Roos A; Haglund P
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2003;28(7):651-658
Olfactory metacognition
Jönsson FU; Olsson MJ
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2003;28(7):643-650
Individual differences in sensitivity to the odor of 4,16-androstadien-3-one
Lundström JN; Hummel T; Olsson MJ
Journal article: AMBIO. 2003;32(6):385-388
Bone mineral density in male Baltic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
Lind PM; Bergman A; Olsson M; Örberg J
Article: MEMORY AND COGNITION. 2003;31(1):44-50
Implicit and explicit memory for odors: Hemispheric differences
Olsson MJ; Cain WS
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2001;26(9):1187-1192
Lateralization of olfactory cognitive functions: Effects of rhinal side of stimulation
Broman DA; Olsson MJ; Nordin S
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2001;26(2):117-123
Evidence of odor priming:: Edibility judgements are primed differently between the hemispheres
Olsson MJ; Fridén M
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2000;25(5):493-499
Psychometrics of odor quality discrimination: Method for threshold determination
Olsson MJ; Cain WS
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 1999;24(3):347-350
Implicit testing of odor memory: Instances of positive and negative repetition priming
Olsson MJ
Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: HUMAN PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE. 1996;22(1):244-255
Magnitude estimation of perceived odor intensity: Empirical and theoretical properties
Baird JC; Berglund B; Olsson MJ
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 1995;20(6):625-637
Comparison of models of odor interaction
Cain WS; Schiet FT; Olsson MJ; deWijk RA
Journal article: ATTENTION, PERCEPTION, AND PSYCHOPHYSICS. 1994;55(4):363-372
AN INTERACTION-MODEL FOR ODOR QUALITY AND INTENSITY
OLSSON MJ
Journal article: ATTENTION, PERCEPTION, AND PSYCHOPHYSICS. 1993;53(5):475-482
ODOR-INTENSITY INTERACTION IN BINARY AND TERNARY MIXTURES
BERGLUND B; OLSSON MJ
Journal article: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. 1993;16(1):157-158
What Ekman really said
Olsson M; Harder K; Baird JC
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All other publications

Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
High prevalence of long-term olfactory disorders in healthcare workers after COVID-19: a case-control study
Frasnelli J; Tognetti A; Winter A; Thunell E; Olsson M; Greilert N; Olofsson J; Havervall S; Thålin C; Lundström J
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021
Acquired olfactory loss alters functional connectivity and morphology
Iravani B; Peter M; Arshamian A; Olsson M; Hummel T; Kitzler H; Lundström J
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2018
Sensory Loss Enhances Multisensory Integration Performance
Peter MG; Porada DK; Regenbogen C; Olsson MJ; Lundström JN
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2018;27
Sleep during naturally occurring acute respiratory infections (ARIs)
Axelsson J; Ingre M; Regenbogen C; Olsson MJ; Garke M; Lekander M; Lasselin J
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(4):E70
Multisensory Detection of Sickness
Regenbogen C; Axelsson J; Lasselin J; Porada D; Sundelin T; Peter M; Lekander M; Lundstrom J; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(4):E23
Individuals with Anosmia Demonstrate Enhanced Performance in a Multisensory Binding Task
Peter MG; Porada DK; Regenbogen C; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(4):E64
Disease Detection: Volatile Biomarkers in Acute Inflammation
Sarolidou G; Kimball BA; Lasselin J; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Lundstrom JN; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2018;43(4):E70
Innate Immune Response in the Olfactory Epithelium Triggered by Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
Regenbogen C; Axelsson J; Lasselin J; Porada D; Sundelin T; Peter M; Lekander M; Lundstrom J; Olsson MJ
Preprint: SOCARXIV. 2017
Body odor disgust sensitivity predicts authoritarian attitudes.
Liuzza MT; Lindholm T; Hawley C; Gustafsson Sendén M; Ekström IA; Olsson MJ; Olofsson J
Corrigendum: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2017;42(6):509
The Body Odor Disgust Scale (BODS): Development and Validation of a Novel Olfactory Disgust Assessment (vol 42, pg 499, 2017)
Liuzza MT; Lindholm T; Hawley C; Senden MG; Ekstrom I; Olsson MJ; Larsson M; Olofsson JK
Book chapter: SPRINGER HANDBOOK OF ODOR: SPRINGER HANDBOOKS. 2017;p. 127-128
Processing of Human Body Odors
Parma V; Gordon AR; Cecchetto C; Cavazzana A; Lundström JN; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2017;42(2):E52-E53
Disease detection: Volatile biomarkers in acute inflammation
Sarolidou G; Kimball BA; Lasselin J; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Lundstrom JN; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, AND IMMUNITY. 2016;57:E27
Expectation shapes the behavioral response of experimentallyinduced sickness
Lasselin J; Jensen K; Paues-Goeranson S; Soop A; Olsson MJ; Lekander M; Petrovic P; Axelsson J
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2016;41(9):E193
True blood: Mammalian blood odor component modulates physiological and behavioral responses in humans
Arshamian A; Laska M; Gordon AR; Porada D; Melin H; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2016;41(9):E189
Partners body odor lowers stress discomfort
Gordon AR; Granqvist P; Vestbrant K; Dollinger L; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2015;40(3):254
The scent of disease
Gordon AR; Karshikoff B; Kimball BA; Lundstroem JN; Soop A; Sorjonen K; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2015;40(7):583-584
Nosewitness Testimony: Effects of Emotional Stress
Olsson MJ; Alho L; Ferreira J; Vente D; Silva CF; Soares SC
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2015;40(7):559
Chemical Warning Signals in Humans
Lundstrom JN; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2015;40(3):264
Nosewitness identification: lineup test performance following emotion (crime) and neutral videos
Alho L; Soares SC; Ferreira J; Rocha M; Valente D; Silva CF; Olsson MJ
Editorial comment: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2014;5:873
Applied olfactory cognition
Zucco GM; Schaal B; Olsson MJ; Croy I
Book chapter: OLFACTORY COGNITION: ADVANCES IN CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH. 2012;p. 115-135
Chapter 7. Knowing what we smell
Jönsson FU; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2011;36(1):E49
The smell of disease: Human body odor changes in response to systemic inflammation
Olsson MJ; Hosseini N; Brodin M; Lundstrom JN; Soop A; Lekander M; Axelsson J; Karshikoff B
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2011;36(1):E16
The hedonics of odorant mixtures
Olsson MJ; Brodin M; Moller P
Review: VITAMINS AND HORMONES. 2010;83:1-23
FUNCTIONAL NEURONAL PROCESSING OF HUMAN BODY ODORS
Lundstroem JN; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2009;34(7):A24
Mind Over Age - Social Priming and Olfactory Function
Alden EC; Gordon AR; Hernandez M; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN
Letter: SCIENCE. 2008;320(5880):1160-1161
Biological basis of the third-cousin crush
Lundstrom JN; Wysocki CJ; Olsson MJ; Preti G; Yamazaki K
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2008;33(8):S125-S126
Undecanal as an Antagonist of Bourgeonal at Isointense Levels
Brodin M; Granat M; Olsson MJ
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2008;33(8):S173-S174
Effects of Androstadienone and Menstrual Cycle Phase on Flirting Behavior in Random Couples
Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN; Esteves F; Arriaga P; McClintock MK
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2006;31(5):A29
Contribution of the lateral orbitofrontal cortex to processing of binary odor mixture
Boyle JA; Olsson MJ; Lundstrom JN; Djordjevic J; Jones-Gotman M
Conference publication: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2006;31(8):E27
Odor mixtures: From receptors to perception
Olsson MJ
Book chapter: OLFACTION, TASTE, AND COGNITION. 2002;p. 246-260
Repetition Priming in Odor Memory
Olsson MJ; Faxbrink M; Jönsson FU
Review: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2000;25(4):429-443
Quantification of odor quality
Wise PM; Olsson MJ; Cain WS
Conference publication: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2000;35(3-4):283
From odor perception to cognition
Olsson MJ
Published conference paper: ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 1998;855:837-840
An integrated model of intensity and quality of odor mixtures
Olsson MJ
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To avoid or not to avoid? The influence of kinship on the behavioral defense against infectious diseases
Swedish Research Council
1 December 2021 - 30 November 2025
Avoidance of disease
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
Preventing Intrusive Memories after Trauma: Developing a ‘Cognitive Therapeutic Vaccine’ via a Gameplay Intervention in the Hospital
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2018 - 31 December 2020
Behavioral Immunity: Behavior as a first line of defense against disease
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
Occurrence and health effects of malodorous chloroanisoles from wood preservatives
Swedish Research Council for Environment Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning
1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
Effects of Body Odors on Behavioral and Neural Processing of visual fear stimuli
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
3 June 2013 - 31 August 2015
The Smell of Disease: Is there a an early and generic cue of sickness in human body odor?
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2013 - 31 December 2015
The smell of disease
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
1 January 2013 - 31 December 2015
The smell of disease
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
31 December 2012 - 30 December 2015
SENSUS COMMUNIS: MULTISENSORY INTEGRATION IN THE HUMAN BRAIN
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012
Behavioral and neuronal processing of body odors
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2009 - 31 December 2011
A psychological investigation of human pheromones
Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation
31 December 2004 - 30 December 2007

Employments

Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2008-

Degrees and Education

PhD, Psychology, Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, 2005
Docent, Stockholms universitet, 1997

Leadership and responsibility assignments

Head of department, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2018-

Supervisor

Behzad Iravani, Novel measure of olfactory bulb function in health and disease, https://www.dissertations.se/dissertation/65d3a5f9b9/, 2016
Danja Porada, An object's smell in the multisensory brain : how our senses interact during olfactory object processing, https://www.dissertations.se/dissertation/7157abe627/, 2015
Moa Peter, Neural and behavioral plasticity in olfactory sensory deprivation, https://www.dissertations.se/dissertation/9143d73b8f/, 2015

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