Eten ouderen met dementie beter door ze voor de maaltijd bloot te stellen aan etensgeuren?
Amaris Zorggroep ontvangt bijna 100.000 euro subsidie om die vraag samen met de Wageningen Universiteit te onderzoeken. Bij veel mensen
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Review papers on anosmia
Two other great reviews came out this month tackling different perspectives of anosmia. “Anosmia – a clinical review”, is the
Read morePoor Human Olfaction is a 19th Century Myth
Excellent review by John McGann in Science on the human sense of smell titled “Poor Human Olfaction is a 19th
Read moreVan kunstwerk tot geurschilderij, #ArtSmellery
Jorg Hempenius toverde kunstwerken van zes beroemde schilders om tot geuren. Deze worden tentoongesteld in de #artSmellery in het Stedelijk
Read moreDreaming of smells
In a recent Science publication, scientists around the globe report on the DREAM Olfaction Prediction Challenge, to better understand how
Read moreTwenty shades of chemosensory perception
A special issue in Perception, titled Chemosensory Perception, brings together 20 original papers that display the diversity and depth of
Read moreLosing sense of smell predicts early death
A new study from Sweden shows that smell loss is associated with early death in middle-aged and old adults. For
Read moreAbility to smell well linked to social life in older women
A new study of older US adults reports that a woman’s social life is associated with how well her sense
Read moreGarmt Dijksterhuis will publish a book on tasting and smelling in a food context.
Unfortunately for some of us, it is written in Dutch: Proeven doe je met je tong en ruiken met je
Read moreJasper de Groot receives Niels Stensen grant
Recently, one of our members received a presitigious Niels Stensen Fellowship. Since the 1960s, the Niels Stensen Fellowship has been
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