Historically, the human sense of smell has been regarded as the odd stepchild of the
senses, especially compared to the sensory bravado of seeing, touching, and hearing. The …

Paradoxically, although humans have a superb sense of smell, they don't trust their nose.
Furthermore, although human odorant detection thresholds are very low, only unusually …

d-Carvone or (4S)-(+)-carvone has a caraway/dill odour and is the main constituent of
caraway (Carum carvi) and dill (Anethum graveolens) seed oils whilst l-Carvone or (4R)-(−) …

We investigated the effects of the odor of jasmine tea on autonomic nerve activity and mood
states in a total of 24 healthy volunteers. We used the odor of jasmine tea at the lowest …

The question of whether or not neural activity patterns recorded in the olfactory centres of the
brain correspond to olfactory perceptual measures remains unanswered. To address this …

In contrast to books on specific bioactive compounds, this book deals with the role of
mevalonic acid metabolites (isoprenoids and their derived structures) in metabolism …

We studied the nature of information that frugivorous foragers take into account to increase
their chances of discovering bountiful fruit crops. We recorded the foraging behaviour of five …

A chiral structure is one for which the mirror-image form cannot be superimposed on the
original by rotation or translation; the two forms are enantiomers. Chirality is pervasive in …

Using a conditioning paradigm, the olfactory sensitivity of three squirrel monkeys to nine
odorants representing different chemical classes as well as members of a homologous …

Spatial activation patterns within the olfactory bulb are believed to contribute to the neural
representation of odorants. In this study, we attempted to predict the perceptions of odorants …