First-Ever “Smell Map” Illustrates Just How Little We Knew About Our Noses

Scientists are realizing just how wrong we've been about how our noses are structured, and how the sense of smell really ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Create the First Detailed ‘Smell Map’ of Odor Sensors in the Mouse Nose—and Sniff Out Some Surprises

In two new studies, researchers used genetic techniques to upend a long-standing assumption that the nerve cells with scent ...
Nature

First detailed ‘smell maps’ reveal how noses track odours

Detailed maps of smell receptors in the nose overturn textbook models of olfactory receptor organization in mice.
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First complete mouse smell map reveals surprising organization

Scientists have produced the first comprehensive map of olfactory receptors in the mouse nose, overturning the belief that they were randomly arranged. Using advanced single-cell sequencing and ...
Live Science on MSN

First-of-its-kind map of the mouse nose reveals surprises about the sense of smell

A new map shows how smell receptors in the mouse nose are precisely organized into tight bands based on type.
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 ...