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          This shows a woman smelling a flower
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·May 11, 2020·2 min read

          How to tune out common odors and focus on important ones

          Researchers explain how odor habituation occurs. Familiar smells can be ignored in favor of new odors that are faint, but important.
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          This is a woman smelling a flower
          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·April 30, 2019·5 min read

          Do 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.
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          This shows a woman smelling flowers
          FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology
          ·April 15, 2019·4 min read

          Sniffing pleasant odors may decrease cigarette craving

          Pleasant 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.
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          ·September 2, 2018·4 min read

          What’s That Smell? A New Way of Understanding Odors

          Researchers have been able to map odor molecules based on how often they occur in nature with the help of mathematical modeling.
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          a woman smelling a plastic flower
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·August 16, 2018·5 min read

          That Stinks! 1 in 15 People Smell Odors that Aren’t There

          A new study reveals 1 in 15 Americans over the age of 40 experience phantom odor perception.
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          ·December 27, 2017·3 min read

          How Odors Are Turned into Long Term Memories

          A 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.
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          Image shows an alzheimer's brain.
          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·November 14, 2016·6 min read

          Ability to Recognize and Recall Odors May Identify Those at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

          Researchers report testing both the cognitive and olfactory abilities in people could help identify those at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.
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          a woman smelling a flower.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·October 6, 2016·4 min read

          Why We Smell Better With Our Noses Than Our Mouths

          A new study probes the difference between picking up odors by breathing and chewing.
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          Image shows brain connections in normal weight and obese children.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·November 24, 2015·2 min read

          Impulse Areas of Brain Activated in Obese Children by Food Odors

          According 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.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 18, 2015·3 min read

          Can 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.
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          Illustration of olfactory sensory neurons in a mouse nose.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·September 10, 2015·5 min read

          Cilia Length Affects Sensitivity to Odors

          Location and length of cilia in nasal cavity impacts sensitivity to smell, a new study reports.
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          This image shows the olfactory bulb of a mouse. The caption best describes the image.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 9, 2015·3 min read

          Understanding How Neurons Shape Memories of Smells

          A new study into how olfaction is encoded in the brain could further understanding of the root cause of epileptic seizures.
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          Fumes from Indoor Cooking Fuels Linked to Developmental Delays

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          Visual Recognition Memory: Familiarity Decoded by Brief Spikes

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