Also known as CN1, the olfactory nerve is the first of 12 cranial nerves located within the head. It relays sensory data to the brain, and it is responsible for the sense of smell. The nerve’s ...
Jenny Ekberg receives funding from NHMRC, Motor Accident Insurance Commission (Qld), Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation, Clem Jones Foundation, Goda Foundation, Garnett Passe & Rodney Williams ...
About 25 years ago, after a particularly bad cold, I suddenly lost my sense of smell — I could no longer sense the difference between sweaty tennis shoes and a fragrant rose. Since then, my olfactory ...
Our sense of smell depends on the transmission of olfactory information from the nose to the olfactory bulb in the brain through the olfactory nerve. And without olfactory bulbs, smell isn't possible- ...
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It’s clear that genes, receptors and neurons all play a role in detecting odors. But much of how we make sense of what we sniff remains mysterious. A neuroscientist explains. By Daniela Hirschfeld / ...
Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 500,000 Alabamians have experienced extended smell and taste loss, says Do-Yeon Cho, M.D., director of the Comprehensive Smell and Taste Clinic and an ...
The virus responsible for COVID-19 can steal a person’s sense of smell, leaving them noseblind to fresh-cut grass, a pungent meal or even their own stale clothes. But so far, details remain elusive ...
Olfactory signals can switch fat storage mechanisms on and off without having any effect on appetite or eating habits, says a Baylor research team that's traced the way olfactory nerves regulate fat ...