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Sniffing out the mysteries of olfaction
A background in physics, and his own curiosity, have helped Dmitry Rinberg tackle the complexities of the neuroscience of smell.
![Dima Rinberg smells one of the compounds in his lab, looking at camera with a quizzical expression.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Dima-Rinberg-Olfaction-featured-1200-1024x692.png)
Sniffing out the mysteries of olfaction
A background in physics, and his own curiosity, have helped Dmitry Rinberg tackle the complexities of the neuroscience of smell.
Neurons in rat olfactory bulb ‘feel the pulse’
Mechanical receptors can detect intracranial pressure changes caused by blood flow, which enables neurons to synchronize with the heartbeat.
![Research image of neurons in the rat olfactory bulb.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Neuron-olfactory-811-1024x692.webp)
Neurons in rat olfactory bulb ‘feel the pulse’
Mechanical receptors can detect intracranial pressure changes caused by blood flow, which enables neurons to synchronize with the heartbeat.
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TSC2 gene; cortical thickness; long noncoding RNA
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![Research image of neural rosettes.](https://www.thetransmitter.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1200-spotted-TSC2-RNA-autism-1024x683.png)
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