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.... Read More...
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How the Sense of Smell Developed
A new study may help answer the age old questions as to whether animals' sense of smell became so viable. The findings shed light on why some animals developed extraordinary olfactory systems.... Read More...
Widespread Connections Among Neurons Help the Brain Distinguish Smells
Researchers say the randomness of the piriform cortex plays a critical role when it comes to distinguishing between similar odors.... Read More...
A New Connection Between Smell and Memory Identified
A new study reveals how smells we encounter throughout life are encoded in memory. The findings could help develop new smell tests for Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
The Scent of Coffee Appears to Boost Math Performance
Researchers say coffee like scents helped people perform better on analytic task. Additionally, exposure to the scent has a similar effect to drinking coffee, suggesting the coffee scent has a placebo effect.... Read More...
Robotic Bloodhound Tracks Odors on the Ground
Researchers have developed a new robot that can detect odors from sources on the ground.... Read More...
AI is Acquiring a Sense of Smell that Can Detect Illnesses in Human Breath
Researchers are developing a deep learning network capable of smelling human breath and identifying a range of illness revealing substances we may inhale. ... Read More...
Distracted People Can Be Smell Blind
Researchers say inattentional anosmia exists. People who are busily engaged in tasks or distracted may not notice the presence of new smells, a new study reveals.... Read More...
How Decisions Form in the Brain
Researchers describe what happens in the brain just prior to making a decision.... Read More...
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose: Mathematical Model Explains How Different Brains Agree on Smells
A new computational model sheds light on the complexity of smell identification. Researchers report different brains know how to associate new similar odors, so long as they have experienced an overlap in odors over their lifetime.... Read More...
Fight, Flight or Freeze
Olfactory system neurons appear to play a role in the connection between rhythmic breathing and emotional regulation, researchers report.... Read More...
Domino Effect: Individual Damaged Neuron Types Cause Neurodegenerative Diseases
Age related neurodegeneration may be delayed by preventing oxidative damage in a few neuron types, researchers report.... Read More...