Once a scent is detected, different areas of the brain are activated. A team has recently discovered that structures of the olfactory sense work closely together with the brain's reward and aversion ...
Scents are not only processed by the olfactory center, but also by the brain’s reward and aversion systems, explaining how scents can take on meaning. “We already knew that there is a connection ...
A team linked to Duke University and the UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center has found that a simple brush swab of the nasal lining can pick up molecular and immune cell changes tied to ...