The same neuron can tell fruit flies to walk toward the smell of rotting fruit and speed up, according to new research from Yale scientists. Neurobiologists once believed that each neuron held a ...

Viruses can inflame and disrupt connections between the olfactory system, which governs the sense of smell, and the part of the brain associated with memory and learning, possibly accelerating the ...

Dr. Richard Costanzo discusses deep brain stimulation research about the sense of smell. This is an in-depth interview with Dr. Richard Costanzo, professor emeritus with Virginia Commonwealth ...

Inhaling a pleasant aroma during sleep has been linked to a "dramatic" improvement in memory, early research suggests. In a small, randomized control trial researchers found that when cognitively ...

A new fluorescent imaging probe can for the first time objectively and non-invasively measure loss of smell, clinically known as anosmia. Targeting the olfactory nerve, the new tool has potential to ...