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          The image shows the kenyon cell claws.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·October 21, 2013·3 min read

          Neuron ‘Claws’ in the Brain Enable Flies to Distinguish One Scent from Another

          Using fruit flies, researchers discover how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify unique smells.
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          This image shows the head and olfactory nerve.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 9, 2013·4 min read

          Extensive Variability in Olfactory Receptors Influences Human Odor Perception

          Researchers discover as much as 30% of the larger array of human olfactory receptors differ between individuals.
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          The image shows a woman smelling a flower.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·December 13, 2013·3 min read

          No Two People Smell the Same

          Researchers explore the triggers for specific odor receptors and find no two people smell things the same way.
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          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·January 2, 2014·5 min read

          Odor Receptors Discovered in Lungs

          Researchers discover odor receptors in the lungs.
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          This is a stylized diagram of the hippocampus.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·February 23, 2014·3 min read

          Researchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social Memory

          CA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.
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          The mushroom cells are highlighted in white and pink in these brain scans.
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          ·March 3, 2014·3 min read

          A Sparse Memory Is a Precise Memory

          Researchers discover a key to forming distinct associative memories lies in how information from the senses is encoded in the brain.
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          This is a rat's olfactory bulb.
          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·March 19, 2014·2 min read

          Rats’ Brains May Remember Odor Experienced While Under General Anesthesia

          A new study reports rats brains could remember odors experienced while the animal was under general anesthetic.
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          The image shows the vials of odors used in the experiment.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 20, 2014·4 min read

          Sniff Study Suggests Humans Can Distinguish More than 1 Trillion Scents

          Researchers tested people's abilities to distinguish between complex mixtures of scents. Based on the results, the researchers calculated humans can detected more than 1 trillion odor mixtures.
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          This image the native neurons and neural network.
          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·April 10, 2014·4 min read

          Early Neural Wiring for Smell Persists

          Researchers discover the fundamental wiring of the olfactory system in mice sets up shortly after birth and remains stable but adaptable.
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          This image shows a male and hermaphrodite C. elegan.
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·October 16, 2014·4 min read

          Are Male Brains Wired to Ignore Food for Sex?

          Researchers report nematodes can suppress their ability to locate food in favor of finding a mate.
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          The image shows the neurons in the lateral horn of a fruit fly that respond to attractive odors.
          FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles
          ·December 16, 2014·6 min read

          How the Brain Can Distinguish Good from Bad Smells

          The lateral horn has been identified as the processing center for behaviorally relevant odor information, a new study reports.
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          The image is a black and white drawing showing a rat's nose sniffing an odor. The odor is represented as a swirl.
          ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience
          ·January 12, 2015·5 min read

          New Research on what the Nose ‘Knows’ Reveals an Unexpected Simplicity

          A new study reports olfactory bulb neurons in rats use linear summation to make sense of fluctuating odor inputs.
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