Not exact matches
According to the Bochum -
based scent researcher, it is conceivable that the
odorant might be administered percutaneously.
For example,
based on the perception of the hundreds of
odorant molecules found in coffee, the piriform cortex would be able to recognize a single odor, that of coffee.
The model is
based on measurements of
odorants by means of the analytical technique PTR - MS.
14 Penn State engineers are trying to design an artificial sniffer
based on the fluid mechanics and
odorant transport of the canine nose.
By means of the new technique the highly variable sensory response from the human nose may be predicted
based on the more precise chemical measurement of
odorants.
However, the researchers did not find any evidence for an olfactory system which is
based on
odorant receptors in the most basal insect, the jumping bristletail.
They were surprised to find that the almost unlimited variety of food smells is
based on 230 key
odorants.