FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 18, 2024·6 min readAre Scents of Nature an Untapped Well-Being Boost?A new study urges researchers to explore how the smells of nature impact human health and well-being. While the visual aspects of nature have been extensively studied, the olfactory dimension remains under-explored.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2020·2 min readHow to tune out common odors and focus on important onesResearchers explain how odor habituation occurs. Familiar smells can be ignored in favor of new odors that are faint, but important.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 30, 2019·5 min readDo you smell what I smell?Small changes in a single olfactory receptor gene can affect how strong, or how pleasant, a person finds a particular odor.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 15, 2019·4 min readSniffing pleasant odors may decrease cigarette cravingPleasant olfactory cues hold promise for helping to curb the urge to smoke in those who are quitting. Exposure to olfactory cues reduced symptoms of cravings, with effects lasting up to five minutes following exposure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 2, 2018·4 min readWhat’s That Smell? A New Way of Understanding OdorsResearchers have been able to map odor molecules based on how often they occur in nature with the help of mathematical modeling.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 16, 2018·5 min readThat Stinks! 1 in 15 People Smell Odors that Aren’t ThereA new study reveals 1 in 15 Americans over the age of 40 experience phantom odor perception.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 27, 2017·3 min readHow Odors Are Turned into Long Term MemoriesA new study reveals the piriform cortex is able to archive long term memory, but requires instruction from the orbiotfrontal cortex to indicate the event is to be stored as a long-term memory.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 14, 2016·6 min readAbility to Recognize and Recall Odors May Identify Those at Risk for Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers report testing both the cognitive and olfactory abilities in people could help identify those at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2016·4 min readWhy We Smell Better With Our Noses Than Our MouthsA new study probes the difference between picking up odors by breathing and chewing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 24, 2015·2 min readImpulse Areas of Brain Activated in Obese Children by Food OdorsAccording to a new study, the area of the brain associated with impulsivity and the development of OCD is activated in obese children when they smell food.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 18, 2015·3 min readCan Your Sense of Smell Predict When You’ll Die?Researchers were able to predict which worms would outlive each other by measuring how they move towards an appealing odor.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 10, 2015·5 min readCilia Length Affects Sensitivity to OdorsLocation and length of cilia in nasal cavity impacts sensitivity to smell, a new study reports.Read More
