A new research has suggested that a brain can navigate based solely on surrounding smells. The Northwestern University researchers have developed a new "smell virtual landscape" that enables the study of how smells engage the brain's navigation system. The work demonstrates, for the first time, that the mammalian brain can form a map of its surroundings based solely on smells. The system could also help tech developers incorporate smell into current virtual reality systems to give users a more multisensory experience. "It is likely that our technology will eventually be incorporated into commercial virtual reality systems to create a more immersive multisensory experience for humans."

Source: dna February 27, 2018 05:26 UTC