Neural representations of external stimuli first occur as spatiotemporal patterns of activity across receptor neurons. Transformation of this primary receptor code is typically thought to arise from ...

Although, at a national level, it is estimated that less than 1 per cent of Indigenous young people regularly sniff petrol, in some small communities it is a significant source of illness, social ...

Sniffing acts as an important tool in the art of conversation and is used to indicate the end of a thought or the approach of a difficult subject, researchers claim. Research by the University of ...

Steve Lindsay, a public health entomologist at Durham University, is midway through explaining how dogs might play a role in detecting COVID-19 infections when a decidedly less-well trained canine ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Sniffing the air does more than just vacuum odors into your nose. It also ramps up electrical ...

Humans and other animals actively sense their surrounding environment. This entails the deliberate adjustment of motor behavior involved in sensory sampling (i.e., movements of the eyes, ears and ...

Every owner might have a different idea of what makes their dog happy—whether that's their favorite treat, going to the park, or maybe even staying at grandma's house. Owners will do anything to see a ...

When in public, people typically want to look their best. To avoid embarrassing situations like having a large ketchup stain on our pants after eating a burger, we frequently check how we look by ...

Tears often spur feelings of empathy between people. But a recent study shows they may bring about this effect in more ways than one: Sniffing women’s tears may reduce aggression in men, suggesting a ...