Using optogenetics, scientists have simulated the sense of smell directly within the mouse brain to investigate the nature of olfactory perception.

The glia seem to make up part of a newly described sensory organ, the discoverers suggest.

Carbon dioxide pumped into a bright chamber mimics a breathing host for the pest to target.

The brain wiring behind scent processing seems to scale across mammalian species.

Advanced single-cell optogenetic tools have enabled researchers to induce a learned behavior in mice without the associated visual cue.

Female zebra finches prefer red-beaked male finches over their orange-beaked counterparts.

Can people’s social skills affect their experience of time?

People whose pupils change more dramatically during a visual perception task tend to score higher on a self-reported scale of autistic traits.

A whole-genome analysis of people who experience color when they listen to sounds points to a handful of genes involved in neural development.