Barry C Smith
Professor of Philosophy, Director of the Institute of Philosophy, at School of Advanced Study, University of London: Passions - philosophy, wine, the senses
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Working at the Intersections: AHRC Strategic Themes 2010-2019
You are invited to the launch of Working at the Intersections, a report on lessons from the work of the strategic research themes funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) from 2010-2019. This report makes key recommendations to...
Human Olfaction without Apparent Olfactory Bulbs
The olfactory bulbs (OBs) are the first site of odor representation in the mammalian brain, and their unique ultrastructure is considered a necessary …
Orthonasal versus retronasal glomerular activity in rat olfactory bulb by fMRI
Odorants can reach olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) by two routes: orthonasally, when volatiles enter the nasal cavity during inhalation/sniffing; an…
Iconic blue passports return next month
The first new blue passports will be issued from March 2020.
Girl Who Cant Smell GIFs - Find & Share on GIPHY
Find the best & newest featured Girl Who Cant Smell GIFs. Search, discover and share your favorite GIFs. The best GIFs are on GIPHY.
Current EU budget proposals unacceptable - Varadkar
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the current EU budget proposals are unacceptable as they would mean Ireland paying more into the budget but receiving less back.
Blue Brexit passports to be issued from next month
Redesign proves as divisive as EU referendum, with one former MP calling it ‘ignorant’
Brexiteer blasts immigration plans as 'catastrophic' for fishing industry
ONE of Scotland’s staunchest Brexiteers has blasted Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit immigration plans, warning they will be “catastrophic” for…
Perma-smirking Priti Patel brings the hostile environment in-house | Marina Hyde
The home secretary has faced her trickiest week since her ‘holiday’ in Israel, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Ferdinand Mount · Après Brexit · LRB 09 February 2020
What is clear above all is that this prime minister does not even pretend, as previous prime ministers have usually...
Barry C Smith
What Johnson and his cronies are all about. Equally believable and alarming.Ferdinand Mount · Après Brexit · LRB 09 February 2020
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Barry C Smith
Well worth a read @jasonintrator . Some familiar and some less familiar moves being attempted.
Ferdinand Mount · Après Brexit · LRB 09 February 2020
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Smellosophy — A. S. Barwich
For decades neuroscientists understood sensory perception as a matter of external stimuli 'sparking' regions of the brain. But this view has a key flaw: odors don't line up consistently with the neural map. A. S. Barwich explores the new science of...
Semantic Congruence Alters Functional Connectivity during Olfactory-Visual Perception
Abstract. Previous research has shown that humans struggle to interpret multiple perceptual signals when the information provided by these signals is incongrue
Romance, Scent, and Sleep: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of
The scent of a romantic partner can improve your quality of sleep. This is true regardless of whether or not you are consciously aware that the scent is even present. [Feb. 13, 2020]
UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers
Government plans to take ‘full control’ of borders a disaster for economy and jobs, say industry leaders and Labour
No visas for low-skilled workers, government says
The post-Brexit immigration plan says employers must stop relying on "cheap labour".
Confronting Holocaust Denial with David Baddiel
David Baddiel investigates historical and modern-day Holocaust denial.
Downloads :: AbScent
Helpful tools for the practice of smell training as a support for smell loss (anosmia).
Single-cell analysis of olfactory neurogenesis and differentiation in adult humans
Durante et al. report the presence of active neurogenic niches in adult humans using single-cell RNA sequencing of the human olfactory neuroepithelium. Data from the olfactory neuroepithelium niche provide evidence that neuron production may...