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Randahl Fink
Randahl Fink
@randahl@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

If you love science, PhD Joe Hanson visits a taste lab to figure out how smell works, and it… smells pretty interesting.

https://youtu.be/4SBXGzH_F3w?si=J4q26q-HYELJWg97

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@appassionato@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@randahl re #smell:

Smell by Matthew Cobb, 2020

Our sense of smell—or olfaction as it is technically known—is our most enigmatic sense. It can conjure up memories, taking us back to very specific places and emotions, whilst powerful smells can induce strong feelings of hunger or nausea. In the animal kingdom smell can be used to find food, a mate, or a home; to sense danger; and to send and receive complex messages with other members of a species.

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Yet despite its fundamental importance in our mental life and in the existence of all animals, our scientific understanding of how smell works is limited. In this Very Short Introduction, Matthew Cobb describes the latest scientific research on smell in humans and other mammals, in insects, and even in fish. He looks at how smell evolved, how animals use it to navigate and communicate, and disorders of smell in humans. Understanding smell, especially its neurobiology, has proved a big challenge, but olfactory science has revealed genetic factors that determine what we smell.
Yet despite its fundamental importance in our mental life and in the existence of all animals, our scientific understanding of how smell works is limited. In this Very Short Introduction, Matthew Cobb describes the latest scientific research on smell in humans and other mammals, in insects, and even in fish. He looks at how smell evolved, how animals use it to navigate and communicate, and disorders of smell in humans. Understanding smell, especially its neurobiology, has proved a big challenge, but olfactory science has revealed genetic factors that determine what we smell.
Yet despite its fundamental importance in our mental life and in the existence of all animals, our scientific understanding of how smell works is limited. In this Very Short Introduction, Matthew Cobb describes the latest scientific research on smell in humans and other mammals, in insects, and even in fish. He looks at how smell evolved, how animals use it to navigate and communicate, and disorders of smell in humans. Understanding smell, especially its neurobiology, has proved a big challenge, but olfactory science has revealed genetic factors that determine what we smell.
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Fabrizio Musacchio
Fabrizio Musacchio
@FabMusacchio@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Also the #iBehave seminar series continues. First speaker will be Prof. Dr. Veronica Egger (University of Regensburg), talking about "Rhythms in the #OlfactoryBulb: From #NeuronalNetwork #oscillations to heartbeat interoception"

📅 Jan 12, 2026, 10:30 am
👤 Host: Gaia Tavosanis
💻 Zoom link via iBehave@uni-bonn.de

#CompNeuro #neuroscience #olfaction

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Fabrizio Musacchio
Fabrizio Musacchio
@FabMusacchio@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

Also the #iBehave seminar series continues. First speaker will be Prof. Dr. Veronica Egger (University of Regensburg), talking about "Rhythms in the #OlfactoryBulb: From #NeuronalNetwork #oscillations to heartbeat interoception"

📅 Jan 12, 2026, 10:30 am
👤 Host: Gaia Tavosanis
💻 Zoom link via iBehave@uni-bonn.de

#CompNeuro #neuroscience #olfaction

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@keithwilson@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

“When [thioacetone] was first distilled in 1889, it almost immediately caused vomiting and unconsciousness to everyone within a half-mile radius.” #olfaction #smell https://apple.news/AQhxCJB31TlKU2QSUXtgsfA

This is the smelliest thing in the entire world, say experts — BBC Science Focus Magazine

The human nose can have wildly different sensitivities to odour molecules, but there is one chemical that made people vomit and go unconscious December 15, 2025 What's the smelliest thing in the world? As the human nose can have wildly different sensitivities to odour molecules, smells are difficult to measure objectively. Judges have ranked the French cheese Vieux-Boulogne as the smelliest, but you can’t directly compare this to other strong-smelling foods, such as durian fruit (pictured above)
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Dr Keith Wilson 💭
Dr Keith Wilson 💭
@keithwilson@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

“When [thioacetone] was first distilled in 1889, it almost immediately caused vomiting and unconsciousness to everyone within a half-mile radius.” #olfaction #smell https://apple.news/AQhxCJB31TlKU2QSUXtgsfA

This is the smelliest thing in the entire world, say experts — BBC Science Focus Magazine

The human nose can have wildly different sensitivities to odour molecules, but there is one chemical that made people vomit and go unconscious December 15, 2025 What's the smelliest thing in the world? As the human nose can have wildly different sensitivities to odour molecules, smells are difficult to measure objectively. Judges have ranked the French cheese Vieux-Boulogne as the smelliest, but you can’t directly compare this to other strong-smelling foods, such as durian fruit (pictured above)
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Albert Cardona
Albert Cardona
@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 9 months ago

2-year Postdoc Position: Evolution and Organization of Ant Olfactory Systems

– in Carlotta Martelli's lab at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.

https://mrtlllab.uni-mainz.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PostDoc-Position-Neuro-Ants-150125.pdf

"The ideal candidate should have a strong background in bioinformatics, ideally with practical or theoretical experience in single-cell transcriptomics or comparative genomics. A keen interest in neurobiology is essential. Additional skills in evolutionary biology, insect handling, and programming (preferably in Python) would be advantageous, but are not mandatory."

Position still open!

#ants#PhDJobs#postdocJob #neuroscience #entomology #olfaction #bioinformatics

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Albert Cardona
Albert Cardona
@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 9 months ago

2-year Postdoc Position: Evolution and Organization of Ant Olfactory Systems

– in Carlotta Martelli's lab at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.

https://mrtlllab.uni-mainz.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PostDoc-Position-Neuro-Ants-150125.pdf

"The ideal candidate should have a strong background in bioinformatics, ideally with practical or theoretical experience in single-cell transcriptomics or comparative genomics. A keen interest in neurobiology is essential. Additional skills in evolutionary biology, insect handling, and programming (preferably in Python) would be advantageous, but are not mandatory."

Position still open!

#ants#PhDJobs#postdocJob #neuroscience #entomology #olfaction #bioinformatics

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