The brain knows what the nose smells, but how? Stanford researchers trace the answer

Friday, February 4, 2011 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

Mice know fear. And they know to fear the scent of a predator. But how do their brains quickly figure out with a sniff that a cat is nearby? It's a complex process that starts with the scent being...

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