Can you tell the smell of a rose from the scent of a lilac? If so, you have your brain’s piriform cortex to thank. Compared to many parts of the brain, the piriform cortex—which lets animals and ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers investigated the response of individual neurons in specific regions of the brain to olfactory cues. Through neural activity recordings during odor ...

In people with epilepsy undergoing a pre-surgical monitoring technique called stereo-electroencephalography, electrical leads from a type of depth electrode are implanted throughout the brain. Kehl ...