One of the visual functions, color perception, is altered by the sense of smell. Although vision and olfaction are different functional mechanisms, the information from them is combined in the brain to reflect a holistic picture of the environment.
Regular consumption of beverages containing caffeine by preschoolers and schoolchildren leads to an increased risk of further addiction to alcohol and other psychoactive substances in adulthood.
More than one hundred and sixty genes are responsible for skin tone, eye and hair color. Pigmentation is provided by melanocytes, which produce the pigment substance melanin.
Scientists have revised their opinion on how many steps you need to walk every day to maintain a healthy body. It turned out that this figure is somewhat lower than was commonly believed.