Olfaction is a vitally important sense for all animals. There are striking similarities between
species in the organization of the olfactory pathway, from the nature of the odorant receptor …

As we learn more about the neurobiology of olfaction, it is becoming increasingly clear that
olfactory systems of animals in disparate phyla possess many striking features in common …

Evolution sculpts the olfactory nervous system in response to the unique sensory challenges
facing each species. In vertebrates, dramatic and diverse adaptations to the chemical …

Sensory coding represents a basic principle of all phyla in nature: species attempt to
perceive their natural surroundings and to make sense of them. Ultimately, sensory coding is …

Most animal species rely on odorant compounds to locate food, predators, or toxins. The
sense of smell is also involved in animal communication, and revealing the underlying …

Comprehensive Overview of Advances in OlfactionThe common belief is that human smell
perception is much reduced compared with other mammals, so that whatever abilities are …

How do we smell? Our knowledge of how odor information from the environment is
perceived has greatly advanced since the discovery of~ 1,000 genes for odorant receptors …

▪ Abstract The initial step in olfactory discrimination involves the interaction of odorous
ligands with specific receptors on the surface of olfactory sensory neurons. The foundation …

Olfaction, the sense of smell, depends on large, divergent families of odorant receptors that
detect odour stimuli in the nose and transform them into patterns of neuronal activity that are …

Is smell a 'primitive'sense used primarily to guide biologically basic behaviors or might it be
the sensory modality that allows some species to express complex learning and other forms …