The biological olfactory system is the sensory system responsible for the detection of the
chemical composition of the environment. Several attempts to mimic biological olfactory …

▪ Abstract Because information about gender, kin, and social status are essential for
reproduction and survival, it seems likely that specialized neural mechanisms have evolved …

It is widely recognized that the neural basis of brain function can be fully understood only by
integrating many disciplines at many levels. Studies of synaptic organization are bringing …

Olfaction is a critical sensory modality that allows living things to acquire chemical
information from the external world. The olfactory system processes two major classes of …

The instinctive and species-specific behavioural response of animals to pheromones has
intrigued biologists for a long time. Recent molecular and electrophysiological approaches …

The chemical senses (smell and taste) have evolved complex repertoires of chemosensory
receptors—G-protein coupled receptors with a seven-transmembrane domain structure. In …

Several developments during the past 15 years have profoundly affected our understanding
of the vomeronasal system (VNS) of vertebrates. In the mid 1990s, the vomeronasal …

Various social behaviours in mice are regulated by chemical signals called pheromones that
act through the vomeronasal system,,. Exocrine gland-secreting peptide 1 (ESP1) is a 7-kDa …

In recent years, considerable progress has been achieved in the comprehension of the
profound effects of pheromones on reproductive physiology and behavior. Pheromones …

Drosophila taste compounds with gustatory neurons on many parts of the body, suggesting
that a fly detects both the location and quality of a food source. For example, activation of …