FeaturedNeuroscience·July 8, 2016·4 min readTime Switch in the Brain Improves Sense of SmellResearchers investigate how similar scents are differentiated.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·March 13, 2015·3 min readAnalysis of Worm Neurons Suggests How a Single Stimulus Can Trigger Different ResponsesResearchers offer an explanation of how a single stimulus can sometimes trigger a different response, even in the same individual.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·October 3, 2021·4 min readFruit Flies React to Smells While AsleepStudy reveals how the drosophila brain subconsciously processes salient information, such as odors, that require interpretation while asleep.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
Featured·October 4, 2012·4 min readBabies Learn the Smell of MumNewborn mice use mom's unique odor, not a pheromone, to begin breastfeeding.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 25, 2017·4 min readGenetics and Environment Combine to Give Everyone a Unique Sense of SmellExperience and genetics give us all our unique sense of smell, a new study reports.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 27, 2020·6 min readHow does the brain put decisions in context?The anterior lateral motor cortex appears to play a significant role in context-based decision making.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
FeaturedNeurology·May 10, 2017·4 min readProbing Possible Reasons For Smell LossProblems with olfaction associated with Alzheimer's could be a result of damage to neurotransmitter and neuromodulator neurons in the forebrain, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2018·4 min readAI is Acquiring a Sense of Smell that Can Detect Illnesses in Human BreathResearchers are developing a deep learning network capable of smelling human breath and identifying a range of illness revealing substances we may inhale.Read More
