Scientists create first-ever 'smell map' of the nose's smell receptors

For most of us, the sense of smell is an integral part of everyday life; it plays a critical role in providing information ...
Frontiers

Olfactory Receptors as new targets for human pathologies: from molecular mechanisms to potential pharmacological modulation

The olfactory system is involved in the detection and processing of odour signals. In humans, the sense of olfaction has a significant influence on ...
Fox21Online

Scientists develop first-ever ‘smell map’ of receptors in noses

New research reveals that hundreds of smell receptors in the nose are "highly organized" into tight bands based on type.

Smell loss may mark Alzheimer's start as olfactory damage map comes into focus

A research team has, for the first time, identified at the cellular level why the olfactory system is the first to be damaged ...
Quanta Magazine

A New Type of Neuroplasticity Rewires the Brain After a Single Experience

Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across ...