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·April 24, 2019·4 min read

Smelling with your tongue: Functional olfactory receptors in human taste center identified

Functional olfactory receptors have been identified in human taste cells. The findings suggest olfactory receptors play a role in the taste system by interacting with taste receptors on the tongue. The brain, researchers say, combines input from taste, smell and other senses to create a multi-modal sensation of flavor.

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·August 10, 2018·4 min read

How the Sense of Smell Developed

A new study may help answer the age old questions as to whether animals' sense of smell became so viable. The findings shed light on why some animals developed extraordinary olfactory systems.

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·July 25, 2018·4 min read

Widespread Connections Among Neurons Help the Brain Distinguish Smells

Researchers say the randomness of the piriform cortex plays a critical role when it comes to distinguishing between similar odors.

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·June 10, 2018·4 min read

AI is Acquiring a Sense of Smell that Can Detect Illnesses in Human Breath

Researchers are developing a deep learning network capable of smelling human breath and identifying a range of illness revealing substances we may inhale.

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·December 4, 2017·5 min read

When the Nose Doesn’t Know: Can Smell Loss Be Repaired?

A study in mice reveals it is possible to regenerate stem cells of the nasal tissue.

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·September 28, 2017·6 min read

Parkinson’s Involves Degeneration of the Olfactory System

Max Planck researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery that helps explain why people with Parkinson's often report an impaired sense of smell. They discovered the total volume of glomeruli in the olfactory bulb of Parkinson's patients is only half of that found in people without the disease.

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·June 6, 2017·5 min read

New Insights Into How the Brain Processes Scents

Theta oscillations may play an important role in olfactory processing, a new study reports.

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·May 24, 2017·4 min read

Brain Detects Disease in Others Even Before it Breaks Out

According to researchers, our senses of smell and vision make us aware that someone is on the verge of sickness, even before symptoms appear.

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·May 11, 2017·5 min read

Sniffing Out Stem Cell Fates in the Nose

Researchers develop a new method to track stem cells as they mature.

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·May 11, 2017·5 min read

Human Sense of Smell Is Stronger Than We Think

A new study sniffs out the myth that has existed for over 150 years, without scientific proof, and finds the sense of smell in humans is just as good as in other mammals.