FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 19, 2016·4 min readWith Eyes or Nose? How Young Children Use Sensory Cues to Make Social DecisionsSmell influences how children evaluate strange faces, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 2, 2016·4 min readMice Can Smell OxygenResearchers report mice are able to detect oxygen levels of inhaled air by relying on two genes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2016·4 min readSniffing Out Cultural DifferencesA new study reports that people can have remarkably different reactions to the same smell, depending on their cultural background.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 14, 2016·6 min readAbility to Recognize and Recall Odors May Identify Those at Risk for Alzheimer’s DiseaseResearchers report testing both the cognitive and olfactory abilities in people could help identify those at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 17, 2016·3 min readPositive and Negative Memories Are Split Up in Brains of MiceA new study reports on how positive and negative memories for smells, taste and experiences are located in different areas of the amygdala in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2016·4 min readWhy We Smell Better With Our Noses Than Our MouthsA new study probes the difference between picking up odors by breathing and chewing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 3, 2016·6 min readRats Have Greater Episodic Memory Than Previously ThoughtAccording to a new study, rats can remember more than 30 events in context.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2016·5 min readTeaching Computers to Identify OdorsResearchers use machine learning algorithms to train a computer to recognize the neural patters associated with various odors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 1, 2016·2 min readThe Brain Perceives Taste With All SensesResearchers report the gustatory cortex relies on all the senses to anticipate taste.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 31, 2016·3 min readCannabinoid Receptor Activates SpermatozoaReceptor reacts to THC, as well as NAGly, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 18, 2016·6 min readLong Term Exposure to Female Scent Changes Courtship Behavior in Male MiceResearchers report that by manipulating a male mouse's living conditions and exposing them to female scents for long periods of time, they lose neurons that detect pheromones and interest in wooing females.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 8, 2016·4 min readTime Switch in the Brain Improves Sense of SmellResearchers investigate how similar scents are differentiated.Read More
