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·June 6, 2023·5 min read

Wireless Olfactory Feedback System Enhances VR Experiences

Researchers developed a novel, wireless, skin-interfaced olfactory feedback system capable of releasing various odours. This technology integrates scents into virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) to provide a more immersive user experience.

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·April 21, 2023·3 min read

Sniffing Out the Mechanism Behind Parkinson’s Smell Loss

Up to 90% of patients report experiencing a diminished sense of smell, even prior to the onset of other symptoms of Parkinson's disease. A new study reveals the mechanism behind smell loss associated with Parkinson's, reporting mouse models with olfactory impairments had severe pathology in projection neurons of the olfactory pathway. The mice also had reduced neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb.

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·February 13, 2023·4 min read

Study May Help to Explain Smell Challenges in Individuals With Autism

Study sheds light on why some people with autism experience aversion to certain smells and the neural mechanisms that underlie olfactory processing in those with ASD.

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·January 24, 2023·5 min read

Neurons That “Learn” to Smell a Threat

Researchers reveal how the olfactory system aids in threat assessment and have identified neurons that learn whether a specific smell represents a threat.

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·January 17, 2023·5 min read

A Robot Able to “Smell” Using a Biological Sensor

A new biological sensor sends electrical information in response to the presence of an odor which the robot is able to detect and interpret.

This shows a woman in a facemask holding a flower to her nose

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·January 13, 2023·6 min read

Nasal Injections Could Treat Long-Term Covid-19–Related Smell Loss

Nasal injections comprising platelet-rich plasma derived from a patient's blood improve symptoms of smell loss associated with COVID-19 infection.

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·January 4, 2023·3 min read

New Cellular Component With Importance for the Sense of Smell Discovered

Researchers have identified an organelle within neurons we use to perceive different odors.

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·January 4, 2023·7 min read

An Added Layer of Nuance in Our Sense of Smell Revealed

Study reveals an integral feature in how our brains recognize different smells.

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·October 31, 2022·4 min read

Mapping the Path From Smell to Perception

A new brain map charts the way sensory information is routed between olfactory-processing areas of the brain.

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·October 28, 2022·4 min read

Nose Picking Could Increase Risk for Alzheimer’s and Dementia

The Chlamydia pneumoniae bacteria can travel directly from olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain, forcing brain cells to deposit amyloid beta and inducing Alzheimer's pathologies. Researchers say protecting the lining of the nose by not picking or plucking nasal hairs can help lower Alzheimer's risks.

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·October 8, 2022·6 min read

Dogs Can Smell People’s Stress

The ability of dogs to "sniff out" certain diseases including COVID-19 infection and cancer has been well documented over recent years. Now, a new study reveals dogs can detect a person's stress level by odor alone.

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·October 5, 2022·5 min read

A Nose to Diagnose: Improving Parkinson’s Diagnosis

Researchers discovered personal odors can alter in people with Parkinson's disease. Based on this, they identified specific markers for Parkinson's in sebum, an oily substance secreted from the skin. They developed a new, non-invasive swab test that can identify Parkinson's with 95% accuracy.

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Wireless Olfactory Feedback System Enhances VR Experiences

Sniffing Out the Mechanism Behind Parkinson’s Smell Loss

Study May Help to Explain Smell Challenges in Individuals With Autism

A Robot Able to “Smell” Using a Biological Sensor

Nasal Injections Could Treat Long-Term Covid-19–Related Smell Loss

New Cellular Component With Importance for the Sense of Smell Discovered

An Added Layer of Nuance in Our Sense of Smell Revealed

Mapping the Path From Smell to Perception

Nose Picking Could Increase Risk for Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Dogs Can Smell People’s Stress

A Nose to Diagnose: Improving Parkinson’s Diagnosis

Researchers Release The Most Detailed Fruit Fly Nerve Cord Connectome

Wireless Olfactory Feedback System Enhances VR Experiences

Alexithymia & Childhood Trauma: Unraveling The Mysterious Connection

Deciphering the Century-Old Mystery: Revealing the Temporal Pole’s Function in the Brain

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