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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456288903321

Autore

Wilson Donald A (Donald Alan), <1957->

Titolo

Learning to smell [[electronic resource] ] : olfactory perception from neurobiology to behavior / / Donald A. Wilson & Richard J. Stevenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-8018-8894-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

StevensonRichard J

Disciplina

612.8/6

Soggetti

Smell

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-297) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Index -- Preface -- The function of the olfactory system in animals and humans -- A historical and comparative perspective on theoretical approaches to olfaction -- Receptive mechanisms -- The relationship between stimulus intensity and perceptual quality -- Odor quality discrimination in nonhuman animals -- Odor quality discrimination in humans -- Odor memory -- Implications -- Bibliography.