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Sensory Systems
Sensory Systems: the sensory system is part of the nervous system and is responsible for processing sensory information. It consists of sensory receptors, neural pathways and parts of the brain that are involved in sensory perception. Some of the common sensory systems are vision, hearing, somatic sensation or touch, taste and olfaction or smell.
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APR 18, 2021Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Right after birth, young animals go through a period in which they 'imprint,' or fixate on sights and smells that they'r ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2021Genetics & Genomics
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When light levels are low, the rod cells of our eyes go to work to help us see.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 06, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a famous carnivorous plant that can capture and consume insects and even small ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is term that describes a gut disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2020Plants & Animals
The image by Bastian Rast shows a Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Hapolpelma lividum), with brilliant cobalt blue hair-like setae ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2020Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 17, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
We're often exposed to irritants as mild as garlic or horseradish and as serious as smoke, which trigger a protective re ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a zebrafish model to show that the neurons of the peripheral nervous system communicate with blood ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2020Technology
Placing your dinner plates in the sink or grabbing a bottle of water maybe the simplest thing you do this week but for r ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 05, 2020Technology
Our brains analyze spoken language by predicting syllables. As such, this inspired researchers at the University of Gene ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
Dogs help us in a lot of ways. Now they may help us get back to normal after the pandemic by using their exceptional abi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Right after birth, young animals go through a period in which they 'imprint,' or fixate on sights and smells that they'r
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
People with red hair, as well as some animals that have red fur, carry one variation of a gene called melanocortin 1 rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2021
Plants & Animals
The Venus flytrap is famous for its ability to snap its leaves shut when they're triggered by the touch of an insect. Re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our teeth do a lot of work, and they may become sensitive to cold as the gums erode due to aging or because they have an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 14, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent research involving ancient marine animals shows how humans and other animals still carry some of those animals' c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Food isn't only appealing because it tastes good. Appearance and texture are important too. When food gets mushy or sogg
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
People are always looking for new ways to get inspired to exercise. Now odor is being proposed as a motivational tool fo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2020
Neuroscience
For some time now, researchers have been aware that children and adults with autism tend to have different sensory syste
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 11, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The development of a new bioconductive ink from researchers in Australia, India, and Bangladesh is reported in the journ
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 07, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have taken a close look at the physiology of the octopus, creatures that are ancient and unique. Their arms c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
When light levels are low, the rod cells of our eyes go to work to help us see.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 06, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a famous carnivorous plant that can capture and consume insects and even small
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is term that describes a gut disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2020
Plants & Animals
The image by Bastian Rast shows a Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Hapolpelma lividum), with brilliant cobalt blue hair-like setae
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Friedreich's ataxia causes degeneration in the peripheral nervous system, and movement is progressively impaired over ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2020
Microbiology
Animals can sense magnetism, an ability called magnetoreception. Scientists have been trying to understand this sense, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
All over the body, cells line organs and vessels, forming protective barriers. But pathogens like the flu have gained th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 17, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Once, it was thought that the tongue had zones that sensed different tastes. Researchers have learned a lot more about h
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
We're often exposed to irritants as mild as garlic or horseradish and as serious as smoke, which trigger a protective re
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have used a zebrafish model to show that the neurons of the peripheral nervous system communicate with blood
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2020
Technology
Placing your dinner plates in the sink or grabbing a bottle of water maybe the simplest thing you do this week but for r
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 05, 2020
Technology
Our brains analyze spoken language by predicting syllables. As such, this inspired researchers at the University of Gene
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Errors in genes can cause serious diseases. Some of those errors are large, while others are due to a change in only one
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch