Neuroscience
Study shows that mice can identify specific odors amid complex olfactory environments
For many animals, making sense of the clutter of sensory stimuli is often a matter or literal life or death.
Aug 3, 2014
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Inflammatory disorders
In asthma, it's not just what you smell, but what you think you smell
New research from the Monell Center reveals that simply believing that an odor is potentially harmful can increase airway inflammation in asthmatics for at least 24 hours following exposure. The findings highlight the role ...
Jul 22, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pleasant smells increase facial attractiveness
New research from the Monell Chemical Senses Center reveals that women's faces are rated as more attractive in the presence of pleasant odors. In contrast, odor pleasantness had less effect on the evaluation of age. The findings ...
May 29, 2014
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Neuroscience
Finding the target: How timing is critical in establishing an olfactory wiring map
The human nose expresses nearly 400 odorant receptors, which allow us to distinguish a large number of scents. In mice the number of odor receptors is closer to 1000. Each olfactory neuron displays only a single type of receptor ...
Apr 10, 2014
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Neuroscience
Wiring for smell sets up early, then persists
To accommodate a lifetime of scents and aromas, mammals have hundreds of genes that each produce a different odorant receptor. The complex and diverse olfactory system they build remains adaptable, but a new study in the ...
Apr 10, 2014
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Neuroscience
Memory accuracy and strength can be manipulated during sleep
The sense of smell might seem intuitive, almost something you take for granted. But researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center have found that memory of specific odors depends on the ability of the brain to learn, process ...
Apr 8, 2014
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Medical research
Body odor changes following vaccination
Our understanding of the role of body odor in conveying personal information continues to grow. New research from the Monell Chemical Senses Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reveals that immunization can ...
Apr 2, 2014
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Neuroscience
Humans can distinguish at least one trillion different odors, study shows
In a world perfumed by freshly popped popcorn and exhaust fumes, where sea breezes can mingle with the scents of sweet flowers or wet paint, new research has found that humans are capable of discriminating at least one trillion ...
Mar 20, 2014
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Neuroscience
Rats' brains may 'remember' odor experienced while under general anesthesia
Rats' brains may remember odors they were exposed to while deeply anesthetized, suggests research in rats published in the April issue of Anesthesiology.
Mar 18, 2014
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Medical research
Earwax: A new frontier of human odor information
Scientists from the Monell Center have used analytical organic chemistry to identify the presence of odor-producing chemical compounds in human earwax. Further, they found that the amounts of these compounds differ between ...
Feb 12, 2014
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