chemosensory

Signals from sweeteners and sugars are relayed from the gut to the brain by different neural pathways, a new study concludes.

After a severe case of flu, mice have chemosensory cells in their lungs, a place where they don’t normally occur.

New research suggests that plastic might just “taste good” to hard corals.

Researchers suggest that the receptors can control early labor contractions.

Sensory neurons in the tip of the zebrafish nose respond to molecular signals released from food sources.

Sensory cells of the mouse intestine let the brain know if certain compounds are present by speaking directly to gut neurons via serotonin.

Drosophila antennae let the insects seek out moisture levels they like best.

Odor, taste, and light receptors are present in many different parts of the body, and they have surprisingly diverse functions.

Animals have receptors for feeling gravity, fluid flow, heat, and electric and magnetic fields.

People can be identified by the distinctive ways they perceive odors, a new study shows.

People tend to sniff their mitts after shaking hands with someone of the same sex, suggesting that the traditional greeting may transmit chemosensory signals.

With a diet of blood, the flying mammals have largely lost the ability to taste bitter flavors.

Emerging evidence suggests that the marine mammal’s long front tooth might help the narwhal sense environmental changes.  

Biologist Jelle Atema is putting the sensory capabilities of sharks to the test—and finding that the truth is more fascinating than fiction.

Take a peek into the shark tank where Boston University biologist Jelle Atema is testing how well the fish actually smell.

Male fruit flies use a sensory system in their legs to help determine whether a potential mate is from a different species.

Rodents and fruit flies appear to be able to sense nutrients even when they can’t taste the food they’re eating. Now, researchers are trying to figure out how.

A putative ion channel integral to mammalian hearing turns out to be an elusive salt-sensing chemoreceptor in nematode worms.

Japanese researchers unravel the mystery of miracle fruit.