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

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 ...

Discover how the brain quickly adapts to changing rules and behaviors. A fascinating study reveals the neural feedback loop ...

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

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 ...

Similarly, another study on the amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis examined the central olfactory pathway, identifying various neurochemicals, including serotonin and histamine, which are crucial for ...

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 ...

The mission of BeCOH is to establish evidence-based clinical, regulatory, and access pathways to improve diagnosis and treatment for olfactory dysfunction. Testing of the sense of smell is not ...