ADVERTISEMENT

smell, neuroscience

Neuron Populations Involved in Mouse Olfaction Change Over Time
Jef Akst | Nov 1, 2016 | 4 min read
Male mice exposed to females, their urine, or a chemical in their urine lost sensory neurons in their vomeronasal organs that respond to that chemical.
Flavor Savors
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Jan 1, 2016 | 4 min read
Odors experienced via the mouth are essential to our sense of taste.
Sniffing out Alzheimer’s
Jef Akst | Oct 9, 2013 | 2 min read
A peanut-butter smell test could help diagnose the neurodegenerative disease in its early stages.
Scents in a Flash
Amber Dance | Oct 1, 2013 | 8 min read
The modern technique of optogenetics stimulates the complex act of smelling with a simple flash of light.
Neurons Talk Without Synapses
Ed Yong | Nov 21, 2012 | 3 min read
Neighboring neurons in an insect’s antennae can block each other without sharing any synaptic connections.
ADVERTISEMENT