Dossier
smell receptors
Coverage of smell receptors in the Nexus archive.
- A hidden map in your nose could explain how smell works
Scientists discovered that smell receptors in mice noses are organized into structured, overlapping stripes based on receptor type, forming a hidden map that mirrors how smell information is processed in the brain. This breakthrough reveals a coordinated system linking the nose to neural circuits.
- First detailed 'smell map' reveals how noses track odours
A detailed map of smell receptors in the nose overturns textbook models of olfactory receptor organization in mice, as reported in a 2026 study published in Nature.