FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 25, 2021·5 min readPreliminary Research Finds That Even Mild Cases of COVID-19 Leave a Mark on the Brain, but It’s Not Yet Clear How Long It LastsPreliminary new findings are raising concerns about the long-term effect of mild COVID-19 infection on neurological health and cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 17, 2021·3 min readHow Scents Take On MeaningThe olfactory system works in combination with the brain's reward and aversion systems in both learning and memory formation.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 29, 2021·8 min readDecoding SmellStudy reveals how innate valence is encoded in the nervous system of mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 18, 2021·4 min readTaste and Its Two Ways to the BrainBoth the orthonasal and retronasal routes, in addition to our taste buds, shape our taste perception of foods.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·September 5, 2020·4 min readCoronavirus: The Pandemic Is Changing Our BrainsCoronavirus can cause several significant neurological disorders, and the pandemic has been linked to a rise in people reporting mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Researchers examine how COVID-19 affects brain and mental health and provides some techniques which can help to improve well-being during the pandemic.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·July 20, 2020·3 min readOlder Adults Who Can Really Smell the Roses May Face Lower Likelihood of DementiaOlder adults with a higher ability to process sensations, including vision, olfaction, hearing, and touch, had half the risk of being diagnosed with cognitive decline than their peers who were less capable at sensory processing tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 6, 2020·6 min readMicroglia in the olfactory bulb have a nose for protecting the brain from infectionMicroglia help limit infection to the olfactory bulb and protects neurons from damage that could occur as a result of viral infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePsychology·May 15, 2020·6 min readThe Potential of COVID-19 to Infect the BrainFrom losing the sense of taste or smell to developing an increased risk of stroke, researchers investigate both the known and potential long-term implications of COVID-19 infection in the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 10, 2020·3 min readNeuron ‘nursery’ in nose tissue could help correct smell lossThe olfactory epithelium may be a hub for neurogenesis.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 6, 2020·3 min readBrain tissue stiffness is crucial for neurogenesisResearchers define the proteome of neural stem cell niches and the entire set of expressed proteins. The findings shed light on key regulators of neurogenesis.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 4, 2019·3 min readRespiration key to increase oxygen in the brainBlood can bring more oxygen into the brains of mice following exercise as increased respiration increases oxygen levels in hemoglobin.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 22, 2019·3 min readQuantifying how the brain smellsThe olfactory experience is subjective. The perception of odors depends on the context and prior experience of an individual.Read More
