03/11/2010
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Smell 101 Lessons

Lesson #1
How Does the Sense of Smell Work?

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Lesson #2
Smell Loss

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Lesson #3
I Know What I Like
Understanding Odor Preferences



Suggested Reading:

Molecular basis of odor.
Amoore, John E.
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1970

Olfaction: A model system for computational neuroscience.
Davis, Joel L., and Howard Eichenbaum
Cambridge, Mass.: Bradford/MIT Press, 1991.

Compendium of olfactory research: Explorations in Aroma-Chology 1982-1994.
Gilbert, Avery N. (Editor).
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1995.

Compendium of olfactory research: Supplement 1995-2000.
Lorig, T.S. (Editor)
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 2001.

Handbook of olfaction and gustation.  Doty, R.L. Ed. 2nd Ed.  New York
Marcel Dekker, Inc.   2003.

Odour preferences.
Moncrieff, R. W.
New York: John Wiley, 1966.

The chemical senses.
Moncrieff, R. W.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1946.

The chemistry of fragrances.
Pybus, D. H., and Charles S. Sell
Cambridge, UK: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999.

Science of olfaction.
Serby, Michael J., and K. L. Chobor (Editors)
New York: Springer Verlag, 1992.

The science of smell.
Wright, R. H.
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1964.


Scientific Articles
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How the olfactory system makes sense of scents – Stuart Firestein, PhD, Nature, Vol. 413, pp. 211-218. (9/13/01)

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Suggested Reading

Glossary of Smell Disorders