In a video published on the Pasteur Institute website on January 2, neuroscientist Gabriel Lepousez, from the Perception and Memory Unit, explores the question: “Why does our brain love bubbles?” Lepousez studied olfactory sensory perception and its health implications, particularly mental health and body-brain communication. While he does not focus exclusively on CO2, he acknowledges its role...
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Neurons in the olfactory cortex link smells to places
by Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown Neurons in the primary olfactory cortex create an odour-spatial map. Credit: Diogo Matias, Champalimaud Foundation Smell has the power to transport us across time and space. It could be the sweet fragrance of jasmine, or the musty scent of algae. Suddenly, you are back at your childhood home, or...