This chapter focuses on central olfactory processing in the human brain. As the
psychophysiology of human olfactory function is important for appreciating its underlying …

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 …

Controlled experimental evolution during antibiotic treatment can help to explain the
processes leading to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Recently, intermittent antibiotic …

It is still not possible to predict whether a given molecule will have a perceived odor or what
olfactory percept it will produce. We therefore organized the crowd-sourced DREAM …

Background Although draft genomes are available for most agronomically important plant
species, the majority are incomplete, highly fragmented, and often riddled with assembly …

The interaction between the vision of colors and odor determination is investigated through
lexical analysis of experts' wine tasting comments. The analysis shows that the odors of a …

Although it is agreed that physicochemical features of molecules determine their perceived
odor, the rules governing this relationship remain unknown. A significant obstacle to such …

Psychophysical studies indicate that structural features of odorants differentially influence
their perceived odor. In the olfactory bulb (OB), odorants are represented by ensembles of …

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 …

The olfactory system is an essential part of human physiology, with a rich evolutionary
history. Although humans are less dependent on chemosensory input than are other …