Anfora, G., Rigosi, E., Frasnelli, E., Ruga, V., Trona, F. & Vallortigara, G. (2011), Lateralization in the Invertebrate Brain: Left - Right Asymmetry
of Olfaction in Bumble Bee, Bombus terrestris.
Season to Taste by Molly Birnbaum After losing her sense of smell, an aspiring chef explores the art and
science of olfaction.
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.
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.»
«My guess is that Noam has discovered the tip of an iceberg, and that there's a lot more fine
regulation of olfaction in the human nose,» he says.
Jim and his colleagues believe that to «solve» the
problem of olfaction — to make the complex world of smells quickly identifiable — the human brain had to evolve a specific type of neural circuitry.
Jim and I plan to test this hypothesis by studying the mathematical properties that emerge during computer simulations of the
neurology of olfaction.
Think of olfaction as a city center and the other sensory systems as sprawling suburbs, which grew as the brain evolved and eventually became larger than the old downtown.
ISOCS - The international Society for Olfaction and Chemical Senses is dedicated to advance research and
application of olfaction and chemical sensing.
ECRO also financially supports the organization of scientific meetings in the
field of Olfaction and Taste.
I am passionate about helping people develop vocabulary for scent and discover the incredible, fascinating
world of olfaction.
Furthering the
understanding of olfaction, prevalence of loss of smell and risk factors: a population - based survey (OLFACAT study)
(The
science of olfaction is far from settled, and there's intense controversy about the importance of pheromones in humans.)