Scent is the most ancient and mysterious of our five senses. Anecdotally, our primordial sense of smell often feels as if it has the power to override executive functions in ways that drive us to ...

Dennis Mathew is an associate professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, and studies insect olfaction at the cellular and molecular levels. He is also a co-director of ...

Decreased sense of smell may be linked to an increased risk of depression later in life. The corresponding study was published in The Journals of Gerontology. "We've seen repeatedly that a poor sense ...

It’s clear that genes, receptors and neurons all play a role in detecting odors. But much of how we make sense of what we sniff remains mysterious. A neuroscientist explains. By Daniela Hirschfeld / ...

The sprawling network of the visual cortex reigned supreme in the field of sensory processing, contributing significantly to our understanding of sensory perception. In contrast, the study of ...

Researchers reveal a link between olfactory loss and inflammation in 139 medical conditions. The researchers say loss of smell is an early sign of numerous neurological and bodily diseases.

Backed by peer-reviewed studies and more than 16 years of research, the device applies scent-based stimulation to enhance cognitive performance and memory function In a 2023 randomized controlled ...

Shown are depictions of nasal mask positioning (a), how infants were secured into the imaging scanner, (b), the timeline in which researchers recorded nasal airflow as they presented infants with ...

“Olfaction is both an important and tractable problem in neuroscience,” said James Olds, assistant director of the Biological Sciences Directorate. “By using the olfactory system, which is an ancient ...

Environmental stimuli generate complex emotional responses in the human brain. These stimuli include visual, auditory and olfactory information, which is primarily characterized by two dimensions: ...

Benjamin D. Young, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, a member of the graduate faculty in interdisciplinary neuroscience, and the Institute for Neuroscience at the ...