If you want to describe a particular color, you could look to the Pantone color wheel to find its exact hue, saturation and brightness, and how it compares to other colors. But nothing like that has existed for complex odors....
As a neuroscientist at the Monell Chemical Senses Center, Dr. Amber Alhadeff studies how communication between the gut and brain influences feeding behavior....
When most of us think about scientific research, we picture laboratories, microscopes, and scientists busy at the lab bench advancing groundbreaking discoveries. What we often do not consider is the infrastructure that makes those discoveries possible, the people and systems working quietly behind the scenes...
Monell is creating a world-class home for sensory science in new facilities that will strengthen our ability to advance groundbreaking science, attract top talent, and drive health breakthroughs that improve lives around the world. ...
By developing a powerful new tool to decode how the foods we crave may shape our health, scientists discovered that a genetic variant linked to a liking for onions is associated with lower blood pressure and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes....
Our senses are not luxuries. They are lifelines. -- Ben Smith ...
A new Monell study sheds light on how sugar type influences what and how much we decide to eat....
The two graduate student awardees are tackling distinct challenges in flavor science: one investigating how saliva influences the lingering taste of sugar alternatives, the other using computational modelling to identify “primary odors” that could simplify flavor design....
As added sugar remains a persistent challenge in children’s diets, here is encouraging evidence that practical lifestyle changes can make a difference....
At the Monell Chemical Senses Center, scientists study something we often take for granted: how our senses shape the way we experience the world. For Dr. Kevin Bolding, that work begins with a simple question: how does the brain form memories? At Monell, Bolding leads a...