New research shows that inhaling polluted air for just an hour can impair cognitive abilities like attention and emotional ...

The olfactory system is the sensory system that is responsible for the sense of smell (olfaction). It receives, processes and interprets odour information. Interactions among insects, plants ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have reported crossing the blood–brain barrier with help from a modified Lactobacillus plantarum. By delivering an appetite-regulating hormone ...

Two articles in Nature and Science that address fine points of signal transduction in olfactory neurons--the cellular pathways that get turned on in response to an odor--have far-reaching implications ...

Animals, including humans, rely on multiple senses to navigate their environments and make decisions. This integration of ...

The ingrowing olfactory nerve fibers are ensheathed by ... re-entry into their original white matter pathway, and restoration of a specific paw reaching function 4. So what stands between us ...

Sensory pathways in Drosophila to detect and avoid 2MT are shown. Flies escape from 2MT through olfactory, taste, and nociceptive sensory pathways. This study identified that TRPA1 expressed in ...