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This image shows the odor processing center in the brain.

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·October 13, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Sniff Out Unexpected Role for Stem Cells in the Brain

Researchers report neurogenesis in the olfactory system of mice is crucial to maintaining correct neural connections.

This image the native neurons and neural network.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·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.

This image shows a section through the olfactory bulb of a 16 days old rat brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 8, 2014·3 min read

Memory Accuracy and Strength Can Be Manipulated During Sleep

Researchers discover memories of specific odors depend upon the brain's ability to learn, process and recall accurately during slow wave sleep.

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·March 2, 2014·3 min read

Research Reveals First Glimpse of a Brain Circuit That Helps Experience Shape Perception

Researchers observe inhibitory neurons which link olfaction with cognition and memory in mice.

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·January 2, 2014·5 min read

Odor Receptors Discovered in Lungs

Researchers discover odor receptors in the lungs.

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·September 26, 2013·4 min read

Sheep’s Mucosa Shows the Way to More Effective Medicine for Severe Neurological Diseases

Researchers report on how intranasal medications can be better absorbed and could provide more effective treatments for neurological diseases.

This image is a coronal section through the main olfactory bulb of an adult male mouse.

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·August 12, 2013·2 min read

Sense of Smell: The Nose and Brain Make Quite a Team, in Disconnection

Olfactory retentivity persists at a central level, helping us to identify new odors in complex environments and memorize smells, a new study suggests.

This image shows the mouse embryo and mouse brain before and after treatment with SeeDB.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 23, 2013·1 min read

Sugar Solution Makes Tissues See-Through

Combining a new solution which turns tissue transparent with fluorescence microscopy, researchers obtain detail images of a mouse brain with unprecedented resolution.