Psychopaths tend to have poor olfactory sense
September 21st, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 21 (IANS) People with psychopathic tendencies seem to have a poor sense of smell, which points to inefficient processing in the brain's front part, says a study.Psychopathy covers ... Read more...
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Brain protects sense of smell when blocked
August 13th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 13 (IANS) Once our nostrils become free of stuffy summer colds or mould allergy, our brains work overtime to keep our olfactory sense as sharp as ever, compensating ... Read more...
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Brain sniffs out smells before the nose
October 9th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) In the seconds before you "stop and smell the roses", your brain is possibly preparing your olfactory system for that familiar floral smell.New research from Northwestern ... Read more...
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Fruit fly’s response to starvation could help regulate human appetite
April 1st, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): A new study has identified the molecular mechanisms triggered by starvation in fruit flies that enhance the nervous system's response to smell, and which could help regulate human ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How smells are detected and processed by the brain
March 26th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a previously unknown step in how odors are detected and processed by the brain.The four year study, focusing on how mice respond to odors, showed ... Read more...
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Pheromones only a figment of imagination
December 6th, 2010 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 6 (IANS) Pheromones are just a figment of imagination, not the hidden key to attracting the opposite sex as popularly believed.Richard Doty at the Penn State University's School of Medicine ... Read more...
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‘Attraction chemicals’ pheromones do not exist, claims scientist
December 4th, 2010 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 4 (ANI): Pheromones-the mysterious chemical signals that 'trigger attraction'-do not even exist, a scientist has claimed.Richard Doty at Penn State University's School of Medicine said that mammals, unlike insects, do ... Read more...
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Oz scientists open new window on brain by investigating nose stem cells
October 27th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Australian scientists have found that stem cells picked from deep within the nose are similar to the ones found in the brain.Research team of the Griffith University ... Read more...
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Odor coding in mammals much more complex than previously thought
October 26th, 2010 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): A new study has shown that the contribution of odorant receptors (ORs) to olfactory response in mammals is much more complex than previously thought, with important consequences for ... Read more...
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‘Light-smelling’ mice may explain how we distinguish between scents
October 18th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): Harvard University neurobiologists have created mice that can 'smell' light, a study that could help researchers better understand the neural basis of olfaction.Venkatesh N. Murthy and his colleagues ... Read more...
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How mice sniff out whether food is safe to eat
July 16th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Scientists have revealed how mice sniff out scent of food on the breath of their fellow mice to decide whether it's safe to eat or not.Researchers at the ... Read more...
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Our nostrils share a ’smelly’ rivalry
August 21st, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 21 (ANI): Our nostrils may look like a happy pair, but according to a new study, when they pick up conflicting scents, the nose holes become deadly rivals.The study, ... Read more...
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How humans discern between distinct smells
February 4th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Using neural mapping, Harvard scientists have taken a step towards uncovering the secret behind how people can differentiate between tens of thousands of distinct smells.
Although there are ... Read more...
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Mad-Cow disease protein also aids in sense of smell
December 22nd, 2008 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 22 (ANI): Columbia University researchers say that the brain protein that causes human version of Mad-Cow disease, known as CreutzfeldtJakob Disease (CJD), may also be involved in aiding our ... Read more...
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Fine-tuning sense of smell helps fruit flies find their mates
July 31st, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 31 (ANI): When it comes to finding a mate, fruit files dont require good looks, for fine-tuning of their olfactory systems is more than enough to do the magical ... Read more...
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Chemical bug repellent works by masking human odours
March 14th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 14 (ANI): Rockefeller University researchers have come up with an explanation of how a widely used bug repellent called DEET works, something that experts have failed to discern in ... Read more...
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