The Scientist5y
Smell May Be Possible Without Olfactory Bulbs
A study identifies five women who have a functioning sense of smell despite an apparent lack of olfactory bulbs—the region of the brain that processes odors. Jef Akst was managing editor of The ...
Microplastics Found in Brain Affect One Sense in Particular, Study Finds
16 in the JAMA Network Open journal explains how microplastics in the human brain can affect an important part of our daily ...
Nature2y
From molecules to perception: 126 years at the forefront of olfactory science
Olfaction is one of the most elusive of the human senses ... of neural activity in the olfactory bulb and central nervous system, and decoded by the brain to generate a perceptual ‘odour ...
Nature6y
A good nose for stem cells
Cells can be delivered to the rodent brain noninvasively ... of labeled cells in the olfactory bulb, the hippocampus, the thalamus and the cerebral cortex within an hour after administration ...