If you swim in freshwater lakes, here’s what to know about Naegleria fowleri amoeba. For example, the majority of infections ...

A recent study published in Current Biology has found that animals living at elevations of 1,000 meters and higher have a ...

Discover how smart lighting systems disrupt circadian rhythms, alter mood, and create unexpected mental health problems you ...

Scent training can make your brain 40% sharper by strengthening neural pathways between smell and memory centers. How to ...

My first sign of smell loss came with a morning espresso. I’d normally pop out of bed to make it and then slip back under the ...

This study provides important findings on the neural circuits underlying dishabituation of the olfactory avoidance response in Drosophila. The data as presented provide solid evidence that the ...

Delve into the secrets behind a dog's nose and how it just may be able to uncover impending death before we do.

The Death of Private Thought Brain-computer interfaces don’t just respond when you want them to. They can pick up on your brain activity even when you’re not actively doing anything. That includes ...

Baba, T., Kikuchi, A., Hirayama, K., Nishio, Y., Hosokai, Y., Kanno, S., et al. (2012) Severe Olfactory Dysfunction Is a Prodromal Symptom of Dementia Associated with ...

President Donald Trump appeared to get a little confused on Tuesday as he attempted to lob an insult at his predecessor during a speech at Fort Bragg. “I’ve known this guy for a long time,” Trump said ...

Chemical properties of type 1 and type 2 periglomerular cells in the mouse olfactory bulb are different from those in the rat olfactory bulb. Brain Res. 1167, 42–55. doi: ...

Another measure of an animal's smelling ability may be the size of its olfactory bulb, the brain region responsible for processing odors. Dogs, which are famous for their scent-tracking skills, have ...