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Are Scents of Nature an Untapped Well-Being Boost?
Health
Summary: A new study urges researchers to explore how the smells of nature impact human health and well-being. While the visual aspects ...
High BMI Linked to Weak Smell-Eating Circuit in Brain
Health
Summary: A new study reveals a novel brain circuit linking the sense of smell and eating behavior. The weaker the connection between ...
Hybrid Brains: Mice with Rat Neurons Sense Smells
Health
Summary: Researchers made a groundbreaking advancement by developing mice with hybrid brains containing rat neurons, allowing them to perceive odors like rats. ...
Nose vs. Gut: Unraveling Parkinson’s Toxic Origins
Health
Summary: A pivotal hypothesis paper challenges existing theories on Parkinson’s disease origins, proposing environmental toxicants as key culprits. This study suggests that ...
Sense of Smell Relies on Predictive Coding More Than Vision
Health
Summary: Our sense of smell operates on predictive coding more so than vision, challenging previous notions of smell as a primitive sense. ...
How Odors Influence Brain’s Decision Making Mechanism
Science
Summary: Researchers have uncovered a novel function of the hippocampus in decision making, showing that specific brain cells, known as ‘time cells,’ ...
Fruit Flies’ Sensory Evolution: A Whiff of Genetic Secrets
Science
Summary: Researchers mapped the sensory evolution of fruit flies, revealing how genetic variations enable them to adapt their sense of smell and ...
Alzheimer’s Alters COVID-19 Response in Olfactory Cells
Health
Summary: Researchers uncovered how Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) impacts COVID-19 outcomes through changes in the olfactory mucosal cells. Their study focused on individuals ...
How Neurons Help Decipher Wine Aromas and Other Scents
Health
Summary: Scientists unraveled how animals differentiate distinct scents, even those that seem remarkably similar. While some neurons consistently identify differing smells, others ...
