They found that even the very sparse responses in these cells that are
triggered by odors provide a large amount of information about odor identity.
A standing event, which was when they would go over to the odor source and stand on top of it as if they kind of wanted to hang out
by that odor source.
Flies which lack the olfactory receptor Or47b are still attracted
by the odor of other flies; however, their mating behavior is considerably reduced.
Another analogy: have a meal catered, depriving the nostrils and digestive juices of the anticipation
whetted by the odor from the kitchen, and the stomach will resent it.
If you are
plagued by odors in the kitchen, do what restaurants do and use an air purifier.
The officer observed the defendant to be in an intoxicated state as
evinced by the odor of an alcoholic beverage, glassy eyes and impaired motor coordination.
«It was surprising to see patterns of brain activity thought to be instinctively
activated by odor actually change with experience — and stay changed for over a month,» Dulac says.
Such memories are
evoked by odor, music, and symbol, but not by command.
Broca believed that a key part of having free will was not being forced to do
things by odors.
In a new study, researchers paired up inexperienced fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas, pictured) with two types of mentors: a minnow raised in an environment free of predators or a minnow raised in a dangerous one
simulated by the odors of predatory pike and sturgeon.
The process of smelling, or olfaction, is triggered
by odor molecules traveling up the nasal passage, where they are identified by receptors that send signals to the olfactory bulb — which sits between the nasal cavity and the brain's frontal lobe — and processes the information.
The farther apart the molecules were on the yardstick, the easier it was for people to tell them
apart by their odor.
The detection of
WAGs by their odor alone would indicate the existence of very high levels, as these agents do not have a strong odor at low concentrations.
Keep in mind that cats are also very
driven by odors, so if they mess on your carpet or another undesirable spot, they might return to that area unless it's properly cleaned.
To foul the
air by odor and thereby create unreasonable annoyance or discomfort to neighbors or others in close proximity to the premises where the animal is kept;
Because the smell can be unpleasant after the dog relieves himself, it is essential that you have an out of the way place to put the box where people will not be
offended by the odor.
Nature's Miracle, Anti-Icky Poo, and Max Enzyme, Fizzion are a few product options that will eliminate odors and stains with enzymes, and ensure your puppy won't be drawn back to the same
spot by the odor or drive away visitors!
For their part, the Couvreur brothers reportedly possessed a distinctive form of connoisseurship: they could always detect a fake van
Gogh by its odor, insisting that the «majority of Vincent's works were characterized by a peculiar smell.»
There's nothing like walking into a home and being
bombarded by the odors of soured laundry, last night's Mexican, and your husband's dirty gym shoes.
Kenyon cells make up only about 4 % of the entire fly brain and are extremely sensitive to inputs
triggered by odors, in which only two connections between neurons, called synapses, separate them from the receptor cells at the «front end» of the olfactory system.
Mosquitoes follow carbon dioxide emitted when we breathe, and, once close enough, dive toward our bare skin,
attracted by its odors.
Obviously, when an odor is processed in the insect's brain, a decision is made at a very early stage which behavior is triggered
by this odor,» said co-author Bill S. Hansson.