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·May 21, 2017·3 min read

There’s More to Attraction Than What Meets the Eye

While looks play a factor in who we find attractive, the sound of their voice and the way they smell also play big roles, a new study reports.

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·May 11, 2021·4 min read

This Stinks: New Research Finds Sense of Smell and Pneumonia Linked

People with a poor sense of smell are 50% more likely to be hospitalized for pneumonia than those with a good sense of smell.

Image shows Kcc2 in a mouse's olfactory bulb.

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·July 8, 2016·4 min read

Time Switch in the Brain Improves Sense of Smell

Researchers investigate how similar scents are differentiated.

Image shows the areas of the brain which control bitter and sweet tastes in the mouse brain.

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·November 18, 2015·5 min read

Turning Taste On and Off

A new study reports our sense of taste is hardwired in the brain, and is independent of experience and learning.

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·March 9, 2015·3 min read

Understanding How Neurons Shape Memories of Smells

A new study into how olfaction is encoded in the brain could further understanding of the root cause of epileptic seizures.

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·May 14, 2019·4 min read

Unexplored neural circuit modulates memory strength: Fruit fly study

PPL2 neurons help modulate the strength of memories.

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·July 28, 2020·4 min read

Using Artificial Intelligence to Smell the Roses

New artificial intelligence technology can accurately predict how any chemical is going to smell to humans.

This shows a woman looking at a piece of food as though it smells bad

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·May 25, 2022·4 min read

Wake Up and Smell the Burning Rubbish? Secrets of Disordered Smell Found

Study reveals the mechanism behind why certain food and drink aromas smell disgusting to people with parosmia.

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·April 16, 2020·3 min read

Watch that smell! Scents can regulate fat storage

Study links olfactory perception to fat storage. Optogenetically inhibiting or activating an olfactory neural circuit in C. elegans promoted the loss or gain of fat storage.

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·January 22, 2020·5 min read

What it’s like to live without a sense of smell?

Olfactory disturbances have wide-ranging implications for both the mental health and emotional well being of sufferers.

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·October 27, 2017·3 min read

What the Nose Reveals About Our Relationship With Emotions

Those with alexithymia, a psychological condition in which people have difficulty in the emotions they are experiencing, may also have an altered physiological response to olfactory stimulation, researchers report.