Researchers envision a cochlear implant–like device for the nose to give people with impaired olfaction a sense of smell.

Distributed neuronal networks help the brain sort smells.

The whip spider senses the world in weird and wonderful ways.

Responses to compounds in human sweat may help explain why people with autism spectrum disorder tend to struggle with social cues.

Animals lacking a sense of smell stayed thinner than their smelling counterparts, despite eating the same amount.

Synaptic connections and a new neuron type emerge in high-res images, which hold promise for mapping the complete connectome.

Teams of modelers compete to develop algorithms for estimating how people will perceive a particular odor from its molecular characteristics.

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