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


SOSI Sponsored Research

NOTE: Studies marked with a * can be found in the Compendium of olfactory research: Explorations in Aroma-Chology 1982-1994 and those marked with a ** are included in the Compendium of olfactory research: Supplement 1995-2000.  These publications can be ordered from SOSI.

*Perceptual Changes Underlying Responses to Odors: How do Mixtures Become Aromas? Andrew Livermore, PhD - Charles Sturt University (2000)

The Neural Basis of Crossmodal Visual-Olfactory Integration. Paul Matthews, Ph.D. & Gemma Calvert, Ph.D. – University of Oxford (2000)

*Cognitive Influences on Odor Perception.  Pamela H. Dalton, PhD, Monell Chemical Senses Center (1996)

Comparison of Brain Activation Responses to Different Odors Using Functional MRI. Bruce E. Wexler, Ph.D – Yale University (1995)

Functional Membrane Proteins in Olfactory Cilia.  Doron Lancet, Americian Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science (1995)

*Functional MRI of Olfaction. Hong-Ming Cheng, O.D., Ph.D. – Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary (teaching affiliate of Harvard University) (1995)

*Odor Category and Brain Response. Tyler Lorig, Ph.D. – Washington & Lee University (1995)

**Anatomical Organization of the Human Olfactory System.  Charles A. Greer, PhD – Yale University Medical School (1992)

Additional Resources:

SOSI Sponsored Research

Web Site Links

Suggested Reading

Glossary of Smell Disorders