Sentences with word «olfaction»

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.

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.

«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.

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?

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.

The combination of both determines important decisions, such as in humans, where it is known that people use olfaction to select partners,» he adds.

To experience retro - nasal olfaction, Beauchamp encouraged attendees to hold their noses tightly while eating flavorful food, then let their noses go.

Pretiand Wysocki think the general sense of human olfaction may well havetaken over specialized chores relegated to the vomeronasal organ inother species.

«It's the generally accepted number,» says HHMI investigator Leslie Vosshall, who studies olfaction at the Rockefeller University.

As stated earlier, olfaction plays a great role in guiding the newborn to the breast.

He would also like to see more studies that directly compare olfaction testing with costly and invasive procedures such as brain scans and spinal taps.

«Working with olfaction, we found out they're even smarter than rats in some ways.»

All of this has led Jim and me to wonder: Is there a relationship between olfaction and language, that famous product of the human cerebral cortex?

And heavier base notes, like myrrh, cedarwood, and ginger can be detected by olfaction for five or more hours and may even linger for days.

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.

Dr. Alexandra Horowitz is an Adjunct Associate Professor of psychology at Barnard College and the Director of The Horowitz Dog Cognition Lab, which conducts research on dog olfaction, play behavior, and attributions of emotions to dogs.

For example, we see the genes for air - based olfaction (smelling) in whales that no longer even have olfactory organs.

In a 2014 study at the University of Chicago, researchers wrote, «We believe olfaction is the canary in the coal mine of human health.»

Because it is so economical, Devanand says researchers should incorporate olfaction testing into studies that look at other Alzheimer's risk factors in large populations.

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.

«We know that in the general population olfactory deficits reduce the enjoyment of food and are risk factors for malnutrition, so the use of novel therapeutics to improve olfaction could be an innovative and effective way to prevent and alleviate malnutrition in kidney disease patients.»

Although Dominique failed their English test, his natural ability in chemistry and olfaction meant he was accepted into the prestigious Institute Superior International of Perfume, Cosmetics and Flavour in Versailles.

When triggered, Orco causes every type of odor cell to fire, overstimulating the bug's olfaction system and disrupting its ability to sniff out humans — or anything else.

Hunter - gatherer olfaction is special.

[Andrew P. Nosal et al, Olfaction Contributes to Pelagic Navigation in a Coastal Shark, in PLoS ONE]

A more promising development is the growth of sensor technology (generally referred to as artificial olfaction) that has led to the invention of numerous new types of olfactory electronic sensors.

While the puff adder is the first terrestrial vertebrate species for which chemical crypsis has been demonstrated, the researchers believe that this phenomenon is likely to be common among many ambushing species, but because olfaction is not the primary sense used by humans, not much research has focused on this aspect of biology.

The European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO) promotes fundamental and applied research in chemosensory science especially olfaction and taste in vertebrates and invertebrates.

Smell or olfaction occurs when chemicals stimulate olfactory receptors on a relatively small patch of tissue located high in the nasal cavity.

Stephen Shea Olfaction; audition; communication behaviors; in vivo electrophysiology; individual recognition

Follow - up interviews with the original study subjects five years later confirmed earlier findings that impaired olfaction also is a harbinger of mortality.

They perform similar to controls in visual placing, balance, prehensile reflex and traction on a horizontal bar, motor coordination, swimming ability and olfaction orienting.

Additionally, we performed a Hidden Cookie Test to evaluate general olfaction and observed no difference between uninfected and infected animals (Uninfected, Type I -, and Type III - infected animals found the cookie on average within 96 ± 14, 109 ± 18, and 123 ± 31 seconds, respectively where variance indicates Standard Error of the Mean).

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.

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.

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.

We need to better understand how olfaction is linked to social behavior in order to improve quality of life as we age.»

Whether olfaction recognizes odorants by their shape, their molecular vibrations, or both remains an open and controversial question.

ASUS with penetrating market olfaction has unveiled its second ebook reader ASUS DR - 950.

Dogs depend on hearing and olfaction much more than on eyesight and most will adapt very well to their new circumstances.

In addition, due to the sex difference olfaction, male dogs are said to be good at tracking compare to female dogs.

In this synthesis, we argue that ecosystem - specific mechanisms affecting olfaction need to be considered for effective management and conservation practices.

In acidified freshwater, molecular change to chemical cues along with reduced olfaction sensitivity appear to be the primary causes of olfactory - mediated behavioural impairment.

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.

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.

We have many such screens: visual screens, but also «screens» for sound, for touch, for olfaction.

Cockroaches are nocturnal and heavily rely on olfaction for finding food and mating partners in the dark.