Dr. Nathanial Hall from the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University joins us to describe his research on
olfaction in dogs and to answer questions like, which breeds of dogs have the best noses and do dogs really smell a million times more acutely than people?
«According to these findings, the receptor family which is important for
olfaction in recent insects evolved long after the migration of insects from water to land,» Ewald Große - Wilde summarizes.
«This is really a breakthrough,» says Randolf Menzel of the Free University of Berlin, who studies
olfaction in honeybees.
Olfaction in the development of social preferences in the human neonate.
Sense of Smell «There are only five known tastes,» says Hiroaki Matsunami, a professor studying the genetics of
olfaction in the microbiology department at Duke University.
Not exact matches
For example, we see the genes for air - based
olfaction (smelling)
in whales that no longer even have olfactory organs.
As stated earlier,
olfaction plays a great role
in guiding the newborn to the breast.
Our animal ancestors used their noses way more than we do
in modern society, says Jessica Freiherr, a neuroscientist at RWTH Aachen University,
in Germany, and the author of several studies on human
olfaction.
Of course it also concluded, «
In some sense it does not matter whether the public believes in the vibrational theory of olfaction; the truth will eventually come out.&raqu
In some sense it does not matter whether the public believes
in the vibrational theory of olfaction; the truth will eventually come out.&raqu
in the vibrational theory of
olfaction; the truth will eventually come out.»
Studies seeking subtle signs of selection
in the DNA of humans and other primates have identified dozens of genes,
in particular those involved
in host - pathogen interactions, reproduction, sensory systems such as
olfaction and taste, and more.
The discovery will open «new field of research» into the molecular basis of sniffing out disease, says Marie - Christine Broillet, a specialist
in olfaction from the University of Lausanne
in Switzerland.
In 2015, Meyer and his colleagues set up the DREAM
Olfaction Prediction Challenge.
THE shortlist for this year's Royal Society Prize for Science Books, which celebrates the best
in popular science writing, is an impressive and diverse group that ranges from evolutionary biology and probability to
olfaction and history.
The combination of both determines important decisions, such as
in humans, where it is known that people use
olfaction to select partners,» he adds.
These findings show that the proboscis plays a much more important role
in olfaction than previously thought.
Prior research has demonstrated that the MB is associated with learning and memory, especially
in relation to the sense of smell, also known as
olfaction.
More recently, they teamed with Mark Albers MD, PhD, of the MGH Department of Neurology, co-corresponding author of the paper who has expertise
in olfaction, particularly as it relates to brain health and neurodegenerative disease.
«Working with
olfaction, we found out they're even smarter than rats
in some ways.»
«Evidence that the MHC is associated with mate choice is common
in many species through chemical cues detected by
olfaction,» Banks said, «so it isn't necessarily surprising that selecting for MHC diversity would increase reproductive success
in salmon as well.
In another experiment, the researchers tested whether the animals» inability to form social memories might have to do with deficits in olfaction (sense of smell), which is crucial for normal social interactio
In another experiment, the researchers tested whether the animals» inability to form social memories might have to do with deficits
in olfaction (sense of smell), which is crucial for normal social interactio
in olfaction (sense of smell), which is crucial for normal social interaction.
Smell or
olfaction occurs when chemicals stimulate olfactory receptors on a relatively small patch of tissue located high
in the nasal cavity.
Nevertheless, it is clear that
olfaction is important
in flavor perception, and it has been argued that with a greater amount of the brain devoted to
olfaction, humans may
in many ways equal other animals
in their olfactory abilities (14).
They have made transgenic mice expressing genes associated with Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases
in neurons exclusively involved
in olfaction.
ECRO also financially supports the organization of scientific meetings
in the field of
Olfaction and Taste.
Stephen Shea
Olfaction; audition; communication behaviors;
in vivo electrophysiology; individual recognition
Now that Mainland et al have published «The missense of smell: functional variability
in the human odorant receptor repertoire» and Foote et al have published «Tracking niche variation over millennial timescales
in sympatric killer whale lineages,» the similarities at the top of the aquatic and terrestrial food chains attest to the power of conserved molecular mechanisms to link cause and effect across all species via
olfaction and odor receptors, which is what I detailed
in the review I submitted last week.
«Socioaffective neuroscience and psychology may progress more quickly by keeping these apparent facts
in mind:
Olfaction and odor receptors provide a clear evolutionary trail that can be followed from unicellular organisms to insects to humans (Keller et al., 2007; Kohl, 2007; Villarreal, 2009; Vosshall, Wong, & Axel, 2000).»
They perform similar to controls
in visual placing, balance, prehensile reflex and traction on a horizontal bar, motor coordination, swimming ability and
olfaction orienting.
Hansson focuses his research on neurophysiological and behavioral aspects of insect - insect and insect - plant interactions where he takes a special interest
in insect
olfaction.
Technical details of these research topics focus on light - induced electron transfer reactions, both at surfaces and
in transition - metal complexes, surface chemistry and photochemistry of semiconductor / liquid interfaces, novel uses of conducting organic polymers and polymer / conductor composites, and development of sensor arrays that use pattern recognition algorithms to identify odorants, mimicking the mammalian
olfaction process.
Andrea Rothman was a postdoctoral fellow and research associate at the Rockefeller University
in New York, where she studied the neurobiology of
olfaction; she is a fiction writer and an editor for the journal Hunger Mountain, and her first novel, set
in a research lab, is under contract with Janklow & Nesbit Literary Agency.
In the paper, the researchers listed the top 16 categories that had the strongest signals, including
olfaction (the sense of smell), reproduction - related processes and carbohydrate metabolism, which includes the lactase gene.
Olfaction is used for locating and discriminating between food sources, but also plays a fundamental role
in social communication between individuals.
This project provides the opportunity to record intracranial LFP signals from the olfactory as well as the limbic regions of the human brain while patients participate
in various
olfaction - based behavioral paradigms.
Alexei Koulakov and colleagues are trying to determine the mathematical rules by which the brain assembles itself, with particular focus on the formation of sensory circuits such as those involved
in visual perception and
olfaction.
We need to better understand how
olfaction is linked to social behavior
in order to improve quality of life as we age.»
My own research expertise is
in host selection behaviour of herbivorous insects, and particularly insect
olfaction.
The first aims to determine the proximate and ultimate causes of plumage colour variation
in parrots (this work spans vision,
olfaction, acoustics, genetics and disease).
«When tired, participants showed greater brain activity
in two areas involved
in olfaction — the piriform cortex and the orbitofrontal cortex —
in response to food smells than they did when well rested.
Scientific research has found that
olfaction plays a major role
in attraction, and that people wearing pheromones receive more matches.
In an interdisciplinary collaboration, the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine's Working Dog Center (photo above courtesy of University of Pennsylvania), the School of Arts and Science's Department of Physics and Astronomy, Penn Medicine's Division of Gynecologic Oncology, and the Monell Chemical Senses Center have joined together for a research investigation using canine
olfaction, along with chemical and nanotechnology analysis, to detect early - stage human ovarian cancer.
In addition, we have done curatorial projects that explored performance through our Public Engagement department with the contemporary orchestra wildUp, the experimental opera company The Industry, and the Institute for Art and
Olfaction.
Work from Ensayos has been represented
in exhibitions and performances at the Kadist Art Foundation, Paris; the Institute for Art and
Olfaction, Los Angeles; BHQFU, New York; Puerto de Ideas, Valparaíso; Festival Cielos del Infinito, Puerto Williams, CL; Kurant, Tromsø, NO; and Psi # 22, Melbourne, AU.
olfaction to see how cracking it can signify any number of live who buy on the denounce has been
in style and produce a surprising, unforgettable attempt that your
In acidified freshwater, molecular change to chemical cues along with reduced
olfaction sensitivity appear to be the primary causes of olfactory - mediated behavioural impairment.
World Science Festival — Scents and Sensibilities: The Invisible Language of Smell — A 90 - minute look (odour - free) at
olfaction, which, we're told is «subconscious, pre-cognitive, and emotional» — which sound like some parties I attended
in my youth.
While the front part of a dog's nose is almost entirely committed to respiration, the rest is committed to
olfaction — the sense of smell — and since there are hundreds of millions more olfactory receptors
in a dog's nose compared to a human's nose, a dog is able to smell more and detect a scent
in much smaller quantities: «This means two things: A dog definitely experiences smells, odors — volatile molecules — that we don't,» Alexandra Horowitz, assistant professor at Barnard College and author of Inside of a Dog, told Modern Farmer.