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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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FEB 07, 2018Technology
Motion sickness is a natural side effect of virtual reality (VR) experiences for many people.Written By: Julia TraversFEB 01, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Kids with autism are less social, and one researcher adapted a common game to learn more about why.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 22, 2017Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish don't seem to have a lot in common with people, but they make an excellent research model.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2017Neuroscience
The role of sensory neurons is to send and receive messages between the brain and other parts of the body. These ne ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 04, 2017Immunology
An intricate relationship between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the part of the brain that senses smell contribute ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 19, 2017Neuroscience
A government agency spending millions of dollars on an implantable brain chip for use in humans? It might sound like a s ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 13, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Some people often joke that they don’t need to actually eat the food to gain the weight – that just sniffing ...JUL 11, 2017Microbiology
Ah, wine. The bouquet fills your nose. The rich finish fills your mouth with soft flavors of oak and raspberries. The wi ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioJUN 04, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Reearchers have found that taste cells that detect sour flavors also appear to react to water.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 26, 2017Space & Astronomy
Although Juno has been exploring Jupiter for over 10 months since project Orbital Insertion, which was carried out on In ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 20, 2017Space & Astronomy
The search for life in our universe, anywhere else besides Earth, continues to be a long and drawn-out process. So far, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 14, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a grafting technique plus a reagent that is approved for use in humans to enable blind zebrafish t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 14, 2017Space & Astronomy
The question of whether or not we’ll ever find other traces of life in our Solar System has so far remained unansw ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 05, 2017Space & Astronomy
In modern times, when we study a planet in our Solar System, we send a rather large satellite into space and then send i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2017Space & Astronomy
The Milky Way is full of stars; some are closer to our Solar System than others, but some of the most distant that still ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2017Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brai ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 22, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 22, 2016Neuroscience
Back pain is something a lot of people experience. It’s more common than the common cold and yet it remains diffic ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 18, 2016Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2016Neuroscience
When a person has lost sensation in a part of the body, whether to an accident or disease, they don’t just lose mo ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 17, 2016Neuroscience
Our senses keep us informed about our environment. Each of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, prov ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 22, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Most people take for granted that they can walk down the street while thinking about their day. Or drive to work without ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 07, 2016Cardiology
Nearly one-third of the American adult population has high blood pressure, or hypertension. Various classes of antihyper ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 26, 2016Space & Astronomy
One of the major new missions going on in our Solar System right now is Juno. It reached its destination at Jupiter in J ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
FEB 07, 2018
Technology
Motion sickness is a natural side effect of virtual reality (VR) experiences for many people.
Written By:
Julia Travers
FEB 01, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Kids with autism are less social, and one researcher adapted a common game to learn more about why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 22, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
Zebrafish don't seem to have a lot in common with people, but they make an excellent research model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2017
Neuroscience
The role of sensory neurons is to send and receive messages between the brain and other parts of the body. These ne
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 04, 2017
Immunology
An intricate relationship between the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and the part of the brain that senses smell contribute
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 19, 2017
Neuroscience
A government agency spending millions of dollars on an implantable brain chip for use in humans? It might sound like a s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 13, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Some people often joke that they don’t need to actually eat the food to gain the weight – that just sniffing
...
JUL 11, 2017
Microbiology
Ah, wine. The bouquet fills your nose. The rich finish fills your mouth with soft flavors of oak and raspberries. The wi
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
JUN 04, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reearchers have found that taste cells that detect sour flavors also appear to react to water.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 26, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Although Juno has been exploring Jupiter for over 10 months since project Orbital Insertion, which was carried out on In
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 20, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The search for life in our universe, anywhere else besides Earth, continues to be a long and drawn-out process. So far,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 14, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have used a grafting technique plus a reagent that is approved for use in humans to enable blind zebrafish t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The question of whether or not we’ll ever find other traces of life in our Solar System has so far remained unansw
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 05, 2017
Space & Astronomy
In modern times, when we study a planet in our Solar System, we send a rather large satellite into space and then send i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The Milky Way is full of stars; some are closer to our Solar System than others, but some of the most distant that still
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2017
Neuroscience
LA JOLLA, CA – January 27, 2017 – Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have identified a brai
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 22, 2016 – A protein originally discovered at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 22, 2016
Neuroscience
Back pain is something a lot of people experience. It’s more common than the common cold and yet it remains diffic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 18, 2016
Microbiology
A vast community of microbes lives in symbiosis with the human body, many of which reside in the gastrointestinal tract.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2016
Neuroscience
When a person has lost sensation in a part of the body, whether to an accident or disease, they don’t just lose mo
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 17, 2016
Neuroscience
Our senses keep us informed about our environment. Each of the five senses, sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch, prov
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 22, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Most people take for granted that they can walk down the street while thinking about their day. Or drive to work without
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 07, 2016
Cardiology
Nearly one-third of the American adult population has high blood pressure, or hypertension. Various classes of antihyper
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 26, 2016
Space & Astronomy
One of the major new missions going on in our Solar System right now is Juno. It reached its destination at Jupiter in J
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard