FeaturedNeuroscience·October 21, 2013·3 min readNeuron ‘Claws’ in the Brain Enable Flies to Distinguish One Scent from AnotherUsing fruit flies, researchers discover how the brain integrates multiple signals to identify unique smells.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2013·4 min readExtensive Variability in Olfactory Receptors Influences Human Odor PerceptionResearchers discover as much as 30% of the larger array of human olfactory receptors differ between individuals.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 13, 2013·3 min readNo Two People Smell the SameResearchers explore the triggers for specific odor receptors and find no two people smell things the same way.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 2, 2014·5 min readOdor Receptors Discovered in LungsResearchers discover odor receptors in the lungs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 23, 2014·3 min readResearchers Pinpoint Brain Region Essential for Social MemoryCA2, a small region of the hippocampus, is essential for social learning, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·March 3, 2014·3 min readA Sparse Memory Is a Precise MemoryResearchers discover a key to forming distinct associative memories lies in how information from the senses is encoded in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 19, 2014·2 min readRats’ Brains May Remember Odor Experienced While Under General AnesthesiaA new study reports rats brains could remember odors experienced while the animal was under general anesthetic.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2014·4 min readSniff Study Suggests Humans Can Distinguish More than 1 Trillion ScentsResearchers 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.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·April 10, 2014·4 min readEarly Neural Wiring for Smell PersistsResearchers discover the fundamental wiring of the olfactory system in mice sets up shortly after birth and remains stable but adaptable.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 16, 2014·4 min readAre Male Brains Wired to Ignore Food for Sex?Researchers report nematodes can suppress their ability to locate food in favor of finding a mate.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 16, 2014·6 min readHow the Brain Can Distinguish Good from Bad SmellsThe lateral horn has been identified as the processing center for behaviorally relevant odor information, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·January 12, 2015·5 min readNew Research on what the Nose ‘Knows’ Reveals an Unexpected SimplicityA new study reports olfactory bulb neurons in rats use linear summation to make sense of fluctuating odor inputs.Read More
