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Scientists discovers our sense of smell alters colours we see
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
A new research has shown experimentally that such unconscious 'crossmodal' associations with our sense of smell can affect our perception of colours.
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Researchers find how sense of smell can affect our perception of colours
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
We receive constant environmental input through our five senses. Combining information from two or more senses, such as between odours and the smoothness of textures, pitch, colour, and musical dimensions, is one way our brain makes sense of this flood of information. As a result of this sen
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Study sheds more light on gene therapy for hearing loss associated with ra
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A multinational team led by UCL and the NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre found a gene treatment in mice that greatly lowers the hearing loss associated with Norrie disease.
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New sensor imitates actions of cell membranes
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
An MIT-led team has created a unique sensor that might detect the same compounds that naturally existing cell receptors can recognise, drawing inspiration from natural sensory systems.
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Study reveals how ear can inform brain of whether hearing is impaired
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A cochlear signal, whose exact purpose has been unknown since its discovery roughly 70 years ago, most likely informs the brain about whether the ear is functioning normally or not. This is the finding of a study conducted by Linkoping University in Sweden. Its findings are a key piece of th
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Study reveals how brain interprets taste
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Taste is a complicated neurological experience that has the potential to reveal vast, and maybe startling, information on how the brain makes sense of sensations and the organisation of brain networks. A National Institutes of Health-funded study conducted by Christian H. Lemon, Ph.D., an as
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Researchers find neurons that learn to smell a threat
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
We use our sense of smell to determine whether a new environment is safe or dangerous, whether we are aware of it or not. In fact, much of the animal kingdom relies on this ability for survival and reproduction.
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