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Synthetic odors created by activating brain cells help neuroscientists understand how smell works

  • Written by Edmund Chong, Ph.D. Student in Neuroscience, New York University
Synthetic odors created by activating brain cells help neuroscientists understand how smell worksWhen you sniff a particular scent, your brain cells fire in a recognizable pattern.Maskot via Getty Images

When you experience something with your senses, it evokes complex patterns of activity in your brain. One important goal in neuroscience is to decipher how these neural patterns drive the sensory experience.

For example, can the smell of...

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