Neuroscience
Researchers present insight into the neural cartography of smell
Rendering the invisible visible is among scientists' favorite challenges.
Sep 26, 2022
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News tagged with olfactory system
Neuroscience
Newly discovered barrier prevents immunity from reaching smell-sensing cells
Duke scientists have identified a previously unknown barrier that separates the bloodstream from smelling cells in the upper airway of mice, likely as a way to protect the brain.
Sep 21, 2022
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Immunology
Macrophages in the artery wall 'smell' their surroundings
An artery is not like a nose. Or is it?
Jan 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
Neurons in the olfactory cortex link smells to places
Smell has the power to transport us across time and space. It could be the sweet fragrance of jasmine, or the musty scent of algae. Suddenly, you are back at your childhood home, or under the burning sun of a distant shore.
Dec 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
A new model for how the brain perceives unique odors
A study published in PLOS Computational Biology describes a new model for how the olfactory system discerns unique odors. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that a simplified, statistics-based model can ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Medical research
How does SARS-CoV-2 get in your head and destroy your sense of smell?
One of the early indicators of imminent SARS-CoV-2 infection is a sudden and complete loss of smell and taste. Often, these symptoms persist long after infection has been seemingly cleared. How might a virus like this get ...
Neuroscience
Wearable electrical stimulator to zap Alzheimer's disease
Stimulating humans' sense of smell to prevent conditions such as Alzheimer's Disease is the focus of international research led by the University of Otago.
Dec 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain
Using post-mortem tissue samples, a team of researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the brains of patients with COVID-19, and how the immune ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exercise motivation could be linked to certain smells, mouse study finds
On a near daily basis, the internet spews out numerous tips and tricks for exercise motivation. Now we can add smell to the long and growing list.
Nov 25, 2020
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Medical research
Scent-sensing cells have a better way to fight influenza
Influenza researchers have long focused most of their efforts on the epithelial cells lining the lungs because these are the cells that become infected and killed while producing new copies of the virus.
Sep 1, 2020
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