FeaturedNeuroscience·September 18, 2015·3 min readCan Your Sense of Smell Predict When You’ll Die?Researchers were able to predict which worms would outlive each other by measuring how they move towards an appealing odor.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 10, 2015·5 min readCilia Length Affects Sensitivity to OdorsLocation and length of cilia in nasal cavity impacts sensitivity to smell, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2015·3 min readFossil Skull Reveals New Insight into Penguin Brain EvolutionFossil finding shed light on the changes in penguin brains that accompanied their transition to water, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 19, 2015·7 min readSniffing You Out: Mosquitoes Use a Range of Cues to Find Their Human VictimsAccording to a new study, mosquitoes use visual, thermal and olfactory cues to seek out humans, making them almost impossible to avoid.Read More
FeaturedGenetics·July 3, 2015·4 min readSniffing Out How Our Sense of Smell EvolvedA new study reports on how our sense of smell has evolved. Researchers reconstruct how our long extinct ancestors would have been able to smell.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 30, 2015·4 min readOlfactory Fingerprint Points to Personal Sense of SmellAccording to a new study, each of us has a unique 'olfactory fingerprint' which can also help with early diagnosis of certain neurodegenerative diseases.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 4, 2015·5 min readHormone Erases That Manly SmellResearchers discover female mice can't sense the odor of male mice during the period of sexual inactivity during the reproductive cycle.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 20, 2015·5 min readSexual Behavior of Drosophila Regulated by One Simple MoleculeResearchers report they have discovered the molecule responsible for regulating sexual behavior in vinegar flies.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 9, 2015·3 min readDelicate Magnolia Scent Activates Human Pheromone ReceptorAccording to a new study, the scent of Hedione triggers different brain activities in males and females that do not occur with traditional fragrances.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·March 20, 2015·2 min readSmell Test Could Determine Troops with TBITesting the sense of smell can be used to assess memory impairment following blast related TBI, a new study reports.Read More
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
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 9, 2015·3 min readUnderstanding How Neurons Shape Memories of SmellsA new study into how olfaction is encoded in the brain could further understanding of the root cause of epileptic seizures.Read More
