Olfaction: Scents and sensibility

Scents and sensibility: a molecular logic of olfactory perception (Nobel lecture).

Olfaction: Smells Like Fly Food

Fruit flies love foods containing yeast. A new study now shows that they are attracted to and have dedicated olfactory neurons for detecting the scents produced by yeast metabolizing common phenolic compounds in fruit.

Olfaction: It Makes a World of Scents

Mutations in odorant receptor genes predict olfactory perception of common compounds in foods and flowers. Through recombination they can generate extensive combinatorial variation in sensory ability among individuals.

OLFACTORY INTERACTION ( draft )

1 Introduction In a modern western culture dominated by visual and auditory perception, olfaction is commonly regarded as a minor sensory modality. Yet, scents are extremely evocative; they can also shift attention, add novelty, enhance mental state and add presence. And, as an ambient or peripheral medium [1], olfaction does not require manipulation or eye contact. This chapter explores the se...

Finding flowers in the dark: nectar-feeding bats integrate olfaction and echolocation while foraging for nectar

Nectar-feeding bats depend mainly on floral nectar to fulfil their energetic requirements. Chiropterophilous flowers generally present strong floral scents and provide conspicuous acoustic echoes to attract bats. While floral scents are assumed to attract bats over long distances, acoustic properties of flower structures may provide detailed information, thus supporting the localization of a fl...