Most of us would feel pressed if someone asked us to come up with a word or phrase to describe our favorite perfume or ...

Our olfactory system, which originated millions of years ago, evolved to detect small changes in the chemical composition of ...

The odor receptors in the nose are not distributed at random but organized in a precise spatial pattern, two new studies ...

The process of olfaction remains one of the most intriguing sensory systems in biology, with recent advances invigorating debate over the mechanisms by which organisms detect and discriminate chemical ...

For the first time, researchers have charted the structure of olfaction, uncovering that the smell receptors in the nasal cavity adhere to a distinct arrangement. This significant discovery may allow ...

Scientists have uncovered the genetics behind two distinct types of olfactory sensory neurons; the so called 'class I olfactory neurons' that has persisted from aquatic to terrestrial animals and the ...

Scientists have created the first detailed map of smell receptors in the nose, catching up with similar achievements in sight ...

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was declared early in 2020, following the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in December of the previous ...

Scientists have created the first high-resolution map of smell receptors in mice, revealing they are arranged in precise horizontal stripes rather than randomly scattered. The discovery aligns nasal ...

A specific session will be dedicated to demonstrations in digital olfaction field. Creators can personally exhibit their devices, products, and solutions on-site. The 8 th Annual Meeting of the ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, researchers investigated whether using patient-preferred scents and a bimodal method of visual-olfactory training is more ...

We already know we can teach machines to see. Sensors enable autonomous cars to take in visual information and make decisions about what to do next when they’re on the road. But did you know machines ...