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Strong Ability to Detect and Perceive Motion May Prevent Pilot Disorientation

Boston, Mass. — A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that good performance on a piloting task was associated with lower vestibular thresholds, which represent stronger ability to sense and perceive information about motion, balance, and spatial orientation. Published...

Electrical Stimulation in the Nose Induces Sense of Smell in Human Subjects

Boston, Mass. — Physicians at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have, for the first time, induced a sense of smell in humans by using electrodes in the nose to stimulate nerves in the olfactory bulb, a structure in the brain where smell information from the nose is processed and sent to deeper regions of...