CSHL Professor Florin Albeanu and his team trained mice to associate a reward with a different sound or odor—but only one of these stimuli at a time. They found that a feedback loop between the ...

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 / ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 118, No. 42 (October 19, 2021), pp. 1-12 (12 pages) Determining the valence of an odor to guide rapid ...

We often only realize how important our sense of smell is when it is no longer there: food hardly tastes good, or we no longer react to dangers such as the smell of smoke. Researchers at the ...

The four different odors and their labels were chosen based on a pilot study which checked that participants would see them as matching up. In this final study, 20 participants aged 20-39 years old ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

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 ...

Humans and other animals rely on olfaction for survival. Positive smells compel mammals to seek pleasurable rewards (e.g., yummy food, sex). On the flip side, unfavorable odors warn of danger (e.g., ...