Sensory systems include the parts of the nervous system responsible for processing sensory information, including the visual system, auditory system, olfactory system, somatosensory system ...

The olfactory bulb at the top of the nasal cavity. (Patrick J. Lynch/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA 2.5) Other areas of your nervous system – including your brain and spinal cord – cannot regenerate and ...

Here are five fascinating facts about your olfactory system. Why can the waft of fresh baking trigger joyful childhood memories? And why might a certain perfume jolt you back to a painful breakup?

However, the discovery of behaviorally aversive odorants is impeded by the complexity of the honey bee olfactory system where >180 odorant receptors detect volatiles and generate valence. To solve ...