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SenseLab
| The SenseLab web site
is a collaboration among many research groups at Yale University. It includes
a searchable database of the gene sequences for olfactory receptor proteins in
humans and other animals. |
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Yale University School of Medicine
| This site at the Yale University School of Medicine describes the anatomy of the cranial nerves,
including the olfactory nerve which is responsible for odor perception.
Excellent graphics let you follows projections of the olfactory nerve
into the brain. |
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Dr. Eric H. Chudler’s home page
| Dr. Eric H.
Chudler’s home page at the
University of Washington also provides an overview of the
cranial nerves and an
informative section on
the olfactory system. |
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute
| The Howard Hughes Medical Institute site has a superb
report called Seeing, hearing and smelling the
world. It includes sections on odorant receptors, pheromones
and much more. |
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Society for Neuroscience
| The Society for Neuroscience devotes one of its Brain Briefings to the sense of smell. The
article includes information about olfactory anatomy and genetics with
graphics. |
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Dr. Linda Buck
| In an article on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Web site, Dr. Linda Buck and her colleagues describe
their discovery of a precise sensory map in the olfactory
cortex. |
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Etienne Benson
| Etienne Benson reports on progress being made in understanding human pheromones, in an
article that appears in the
Monitor, a publication of the
American Psychological Association. |
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Discovery Health - How Smell Works
Excellent article on the Discovery Health website that explains in clear, easy to understand language, how the sense of smell works. A good starting point for those curious about this elusive sense. Article includes additional links and reference list. |
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Oxford Journals
| Chemical
Senses
publishes original research and review papers on all aspects of
chemoreception in both humans and animals. An important part of the
journal's coverage is devoted to techniques and the development and
application of new methods for investigating chemoreception and
chemosensory structures. This website
offers a browsable archive of research articles with links to free
abstracts. Full text of articles can
be purchased individually or by
subscription. |
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Olfaction: A Review
Leffingwell & Associates provides this comprehensive review paper on all aspects of olfaction. It contains detailed diagrams and illustrations of the olfactory system and odor receptors. The paper can be downloaded as a PDF file. The same site also offers many interesting articles about perfumery, chemoreception and the sense of smell. |
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