A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...

Can you smell bugs? Learn more about how our sense of smell work, and why that can lead some to be able to smell insects.

A new study reveals how the brain can make decisions based not only on direct experiences, but also on indirect associations ...

Whether you're unwinding after work or sharing a session during guys night, cannabis consumption almost inevitably lea ...

A new study shows that many olfactory sensory neurons in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes express more than one type of chemosensory receptor and some of these neurons can respond to multiple olfactory cues.

The somatosensory system consists of the peripheral receptors and neural pathways through which the nervous system detects and processes information about touch (mechanoception), pain (nociception ...