Ant societies are built on scent. Pheromones guide the insects to food, warn them of predators, and regulate the rhythms of ...

Taste buds are composed of two excitable cell types and a glia-like cell; each type of cell has distinct functions. Basic taste qualities are detected by G protein-coupled type 1 and type 2 taste ...

The ability to perceive and discriminate diverse types of sensation is reflected by the existence of specialized dorsal root ganglion (DRG) sensory neurons tuned to respond to specific stimuli.

Regardless of whether we are sitting in a loud aeroplane or walking through a quiet forest clearing, how humans perceive their environment depends on the stimuli. This, in turn, affects our behaviour ...

Over the course of their lives, animals form associations between sensory stimuli and predicted threats or rewards. These associations can, in turn, shape the behaviors of animals, prompting them to ...

Despite much research on pain receptors, investigators have only recently focused on itch and how the body distinguishes between itch and pain. This research show that the receptors responding to ...

Hair cells are the sensory receptor cells of hearing and balance. They are as important for the senses of the inner ear as chemoreceptors are for taste and smell; as photoreceptors are for vision; and ...

Researchers have demonstrated a universal decoding system in humans that determines how we perceive vibrations of different frequencies through touch. Researchers have demonstrated a universal ...

Harriet Dempsey-Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

It’s no secret that LSD causes vivid hallucinations, altered states of consciousness, one-ness with the universe, and a host of other psychedelic effects. But ever since the trippy chemical was ...