Virtual fruity fly model can simulate sensory navigation
All animals, large or small, have to move at an incredible precision to interact with the world. Understanding how the brain ...
The New Zealand Herald10h
The nose knows: Tasting whisky like a pro - does it pass the sniff test?
A patch of skin on the roof of our nasal cavity is chock-full of olfactory sensory neurons – between 12 and 20 million of ...
Nature5d
Sensory systems articles from across Nature Portfolio
The microanatomy of the axonal projections of olfactory sensory neurons from the olfactory epithelium to the olfactory bulb in a human enbloc specimen is visualized in a 3D reconstruction ...
Nature5d
Olfactory bulb articles from across Nature Portfolio
The microanatomy of the axonal projections of olfactory sensory neurons from the olfactory epithelium to the olfactory bulb in a human enbloc specimen is visualized in a 3D reconstruction ...
The Scientist6d
Worms’ Nose for Danger Helps Ward Off Pathogens
Nematodes can sniff out trouble, kicking off a mitochondrial defense in the gut to fend off bacterial invaders.
EurekAlert!1d
NeuroMechFly v2: Simulating how fruit flies see, smell, and navigate
The model’s “brain” can now process visual and olfactory information through virtual eyes and antennae, giving it a sensory experience close to ... but also how real neurons might be responding,” says ...
News Medical1mon
Researchers decode how the brain identifies and responds to odors
The odor molecules are thought to activate sensory neurons in the nose, which then send signals to the olfactory bulb. The signals are thought to travel from here to regions of the brain such as ...
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Dysfunction of neurons in the amygdala may be behind negative perceptions of the environment
Depression causes patients to perceive the world and all sensory stimuli ... of some networks of neurons involved in the more or less negative interpretation of olfactory stimuli," says Alonso.
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Researchers discovered the part of the brain that controls memory and information recall
The claustrum complex, a small yet powerful region in the brain, has intrigued scientists for years. Found across mammalian ...
Science Daily7d
Deaf male mosquitoes don't mate
Romance is a complex affair in humans. There's personality, appearance, seduction, all manner of physical and social cues. Mosquitoes are much more blunt. Mating occurs for a few seconds in midair.
Science Daily19d
Depression: Dysfunction of neurons in the amygdala may be behind negative perceptions of the environment
Depression causes patients to perceive the world and all sensory stimuli ... of some networks of neurons involved in the more or less negative interpretation of olfactory stimuli," says Mariana ...