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·April 9, 2015·3 min read

Delicate Magnolia Scent Activates Human Pheromone Receptor

According to a new study, the scent of Hedione triggers different brain activities in males and females that do not occur with traditional fragrances.

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·March 20, 2015·2 min read

Smell Test Could Determine Troops with TBI

Testing the sense of smell can be used to assess memory impairment following blast related TBI, a new study reports.

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·March 13, 2015·3 min read

Analysis of Worm Neurons Suggests How a Single Stimulus Can Trigger Different Responses

Researchers offer an explanation of how a single stimulus can sometimes trigger a different response, even in the same individual.

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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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·January 19, 2015·2 min read

Citrus Scent Inhibits Liver Cancer

Researchers report that in the future, olfactory receptors could serve as a target for liver cancer diagnosis and treatments.

The image is a black and white drawing showing a rat's nose sniffing an odor. The odor is represented as a swirl.

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·January 12, 2015·5 min read

New Research on what the Nose ‘Knows’ Reveals an Unexpected Simplicity

A new study reports olfactory bulb neurons in rats use linear summation to make sense of fluctuating odor inputs.

The image shows the neurons in the lateral horn of a fruit fly that respond to attractive odors.

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·December 16, 2014·6 min read

How the Brain Can Distinguish Good from Bad Smells

The lateral horn has been identified as the processing center for behaviorally relevant odor information, a new study reports.

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·October 16, 2014·4 min read

Are Male Brains Wired to Ignore Food for Sex?

Researchers report nematodes can suppress their ability to locate food in favor of finding a mate.

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·April 10, 2014·4 min read

Early Neural Wiring for Smell Persists

Researchers discover the fundamental wiring of the olfactory system in mice sets up shortly after birth and remains stable but adaptable.

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·March 20, 2014·4 min read

Sniff Study Suggests Humans Can Distinguish More than 1 Trillion Scents

Researchers 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.