Neuroscience
Scientists decode how the brain senses smell
Scientists have further decoded how mammalian brains perceive odors and distinguish one smell from thousands of others.
Jun 18, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why does coronavirus make people lose their sense of smell?
To begin with, it was just anecdotal reports. Ear, nose and throat specialists from around the world were sharing their experiences on online message boards—they were all seeing a spike in patients experiencing anosmia, ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Neuroscience
Microglia in the olfactory bulb have a nose for protecting the brain from infection
Researchers at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), a part of the National Institutes of Health, have identified a specific, front-line defense that limits the infection to the olfactory bulb ...
Jun 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus might cause loss of smell—but it probably won't be permanent
Reports from South Korea, China and Italy say losing the sense of smell and taste may be a symptom of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Specialists in the UK have suggested the loss of smell, also ...
Mar 25, 2020
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Health
How scent, emotion, and memory are intertwined—and exploited
"… I carried to my lips a spoonful of the tea in which I had let soften a bit of madeleine. But at the very instant when the mouthful of tea mixed with cake crumbs touched my palate, I quivered, attentive to the extraordinary ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Medical research
Hard times are coming: Brain tissue stiffness is crucial for neurogenesis
In mammalian adult brains, neural stem cells are only present in few specific regions, so-called niches. Only these niches are capable of generating new neurons. For the first time, researchers have defined the proteome of ...
Feb 6, 2020
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Other
Six curious facts about smell
Don't underestimate the power of your nose. It makes our everyday eating experience pleasant and interesting and it warns us of spoiled food, corked wine and the dangers of gas and smoke. It evokes strong emotional reactions, ...
Jan 14, 2020
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Neuroscience
Respiration key to increase oxygen in the brain
Contrary to accepted knowledge, blood can bring more oxygen to mice brains when they exercise because the increased respiration packs more oxygen into the hemoglobin, according to an international team of researchers who ...
Dec 4, 2019
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Neuroscience
Some women seem to lack a key brain structure for smell—but their sense of smell is fine
While looking at the MRI brain scan of a 29-year-old woman that had been taken for a different study, researchers in Israel recently stumbled upon a scientific mystery. The woman appears to have no olfactory bulbs.
Nov 12, 2019
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Neuroscience
Typical olfactory bulbs might not be necessary for smell, case study suggests
Our sense of smell depends on the transmission of olfactory information from the nose to the olfactory bulb in the brain through the olfactory nerve. And without olfactory bulbs, smell isn't possible—or so scientists thought.
Nov 6, 2019
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