This brief highlights a structured organization of olfactory receptors, revealing systemic patterns from peripheral sensing to neural processing. Such clarity about how sensory information is mapped can inform discussions on perception, discrimination, and early sensory processing in clients with sensory or affective challenges. The piece showcases how orderly neural architecture may underlie consistent interpretation of odors, which can be relevant when considering sensory integration and the impact of olfactory cues on mood and behavior.

Article Title: A hidden map in your nose could explain how smell works

Link to Science Daily Mind-Brain News: https://nolinkpreview.com/www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260429102025.htm

#olfactory #smell #neuroscience #neuralmapping #sensoryintegration #perception #mindbrain #neuroplasticity #clinicalpractice #mentalhealth

Device Uses Ultrasound to Stimulate Olfactory Bulb and Create Smells

📰 Original title: Researchers Induce Smells With Ultrasound, No Chemical Cartridges Required

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/device-uses-ultrasound-to-stimulate-olfactory-bulb-and-create-smells/?redirpost=cae6d2fa-17e9-49d6-a13c-e546f8b4f7fe

#technology #ultrasound #olfactory #neurotechnology

Device Uses Ultrasound to Stimulate Olfactory Bulb and Create Smells

📰 Original title: Researchers Induce Smells With Ultrasound, No Chemical Cartridges Required

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Usuarios: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/device-uses-ultrasound-to-stimulate-olfactory-bulb-and-create-smells/?redirpost=cae6d2fa-17e9-49d6-a13c-e546f8b4f7fe

#technology #ultrasound #olfactory #neurotechnology

Smelly past, or: history with all senses ...

Glad to see @TheGuardian reporting on @bara_huber and colleagues' brilliant research in #olfactory #archaeology.

👃🏺 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/28/archaeology-of-smell-time-machine-for-the-nose-museums

Hands-on with Scentient: feel the perfume of VR!

SkarredGhost - The Ghost Howls

#UnitedXR_Europe #vr #VirtualReality #Escents #Scentient #olfactory

https://skarredghost.com/2026/02/12/scentient-smell-vr-review/

5-Feb-2026
Breathing in the past: How #museums can use biomolecular #archaeology to bring ancient #scents to life

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114918

#science #olfactory #smell #sensory

The article reports on a study examining whether inhaling a specific essential oil blend called Genius can boost cognitive performance in healthy adults. It uses a double-blind design with three conditions (Genius blend, sage essential oil, and no aroma) and measures cognitive performance with memory and attention tasks while monitoring brain metabolism with near-infrared spectroscopy. Results show improvements in memory and executive function for the Genius condition, greater alertness, and less fatigue, though the increased brain activity did not directly account for the performance gains.

This study is of interest to psychology readers because it investigates how olfactory stimuli can influence cognition and mood, and it uses neuroimaging to explore possible mechanisms beyond subjective experience. It also discusses the idea of synergy in aroma blends and highlights methodological challenges in delivering standardized aromas.

Article Title: Novel essential oil blend may enhance memory and alertness

Link to PsyPost Article: ift dot tt/UCIzKQm

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#Aromatherapy #Cognition #Memory #Olfactory #Neuroimaging

connection between
#Odours and #appetite

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2524926123

#science #olfactory #senses #neuroscience #humans #health