Chemistry of the sense of smell / / by Charles S. Sell |
Autore | Sell Charles S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Soggetto topico | Chemical senses |
ISBN |
1-118-52298-2
1-118-52314-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Why Do We Have a Sense of Smell?; The Evolution of Olfaction; Good Food; Bad Food; Navigation; Danger Signals; Chemical Communication; Insect Pheromones; Vertebrate Pheromones?; Mammalian Pheromones?; Caveat; Communication in Plants; Micro-organism- and Parasite-Induced Communication; Human Olfaction in Context; Olfaction in the Context of the Senses; The Chemical Basis of All the Senses; Distinguishing Features of Smell as a Sense; Odour is not a Molecular Property; References; Chapter 2 The Mechanism of Olfaction
OverviewComparison with other Species; Differences between Insect and Human Olfaction; Differences between Fish and Mammalian Olfaction; Differences between Reptile and Mammalian Olfaction; Differences between Human Olfaction and that of Other Mammals; The Human Sense of Smell; Basic Anatomy of the Human Nose; The Olfactory Epithelium and the Olfactory Receptors; Body Position; Two Noses; Other Receptors in the Nose; Transport to the Olfactory Receptors; Nasal Airflow; Sniffing; The Olfactory Mucus; Odour-Binding Proteins; Nasal Metabolism Solubility Effects and Delivery of Odorants to ReceptorsDistribution of Olfactory Receptor Types Across the Olfactory Epithelium; Olfactory Receptors; Olfactory Receptors in Organs other than the Olfactory Epithelium; 7-Transmembrane G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs); The Extracellular Surface; The Transmembrane Region (TM) and the Ligand Binding Pocket (LBP); Modulation of GPCR Signalling by Other Cell Proteins; Summary Description of Olfactory Receptor Structure and Activation; Multiple Binding Sites; Olfactory Receptor Modelling; Receptive Ranges of Olfactory Receptors Receptor Amino Acid Sequence and Receptive RangeInteractions Between Odorants at the Receptor; Antagonism; Allosteric Modulation of GPCRs; Activation of the G-Protein; The Second Messenger System; Signal Shut-Down and Reset; Modulation of Elements of the Second Messenger Cascade; Olfactory Neuroprocessing; Basic Flow of Signal Processing; Input from Other Senses and Non-Sensory Sources; Techniques Used to Study Olfactory Neuroprocessing; Olfactory Sensory Neurons; The Olfactory Bulb; The Piriform Cortex; The Orbitofrontal Cortex; Other Higher Brain Centres; Brain Plasticity; Temporal Effects The Link from Molecular Structure to PerceptionOlfactory Fatigue, Adaptation and Habituation; Pattern Recognition; Mixtures; Binary Mixtures; The Subjectivity of Odour; Anosmia; Introduction; General Anosmia; Specific Anosmia; Overcoming Specific Anosmia; References; Chapter 3 Analysis and Characterisation of Odour; Chemical Analysis of Odour; Chemical Purity and Odour Purity; Measurement and Characterisation of Odour; Subjectivity of Odour; Techniques of Odour Measurement; Odour Character; Odour Threshold; Odour Intensity; Odour Tenacity; Odour Radiance, Bloom and Trail; Electronic Noses References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140397403321 |
Sell Charles S. | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Chemistry of the sense of smell / / by Charles S. Sell |
Autore | Sell Charles S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (471 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Soggetto topico | Chemical senses |
ISBN |
1-118-52298-2
1-118-52314-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Why Do We Have a Sense of Smell?; The Evolution of Olfaction; Good Food; Bad Food; Navigation; Danger Signals; Chemical Communication; Insect Pheromones; Vertebrate Pheromones?; Mammalian Pheromones?; Caveat; Communication in Plants; Micro-organism- and Parasite-Induced Communication; Human Olfaction in Context; Olfaction in the Context of the Senses; The Chemical Basis of All the Senses; Distinguishing Features of Smell as a Sense; Odour is not a Molecular Property; References; Chapter 2 The Mechanism of Olfaction
OverviewComparison with other Species; Differences between Insect and Human Olfaction; Differences between Fish and Mammalian Olfaction; Differences between Reptile and Mammalian Olfaction; Differences between Human Olfaction and that of Other Mammals; The Human Sense of Smell; Basic Anatomy of the Human Nose; The Olfactory Epithelium and the Olfactory Receptors; Body Position; Two Noses; Other Receptors in the Nose; Transport to the Olfactory Receptors; Nasal Airflow; Sniffing; The Olfactory Mucus; Odour-Binding Proteins; Nasal Metabolism Solubility Effects and Delivery of Odorants to ReceptorsDistribution of Olfactory Receptor Types Across the Olfactory Epithelium; Olfactory Receptors; Olfactory Receptors in Organs other than the Olfactory Epithelium; 7-Transmembrane G-Protein Coupled Receptors (GPCRs); The Extracellular Surface; The Transmembrane Region (TM) and the Ligand Binding Pocket (LBP); Modulation of GPCR Signalling by Other Cell Proteins; Summary Description of Olfactory Receptor Structure and Activation; Multiple Binding Sites; Olfactory Receptor Modelling; Receptive Ranges of Olfactory Receptors Receptor Amino Acid Sequence and Receptive RangeInteractions Between Odorants at the Receptor; Antagonism; Allosteric Modulation of GPCRs; Activation of the G-Protein; The Second Messenger System; Signal Shut-Down and Reset; Modulation of Elements of the Second Messenger Cascade; Olfactory Neuroprocessing; Basic Flow of Signal Processing; Input from Other Senses and Non-Sensory Sources; Techniques Used to Study Olfactory Neuroprocessing; Olfactory Sensory Neurons; The Olfactory Bulb; The Piriform Cortex; The Orbitofrontal Cortex; Other Higher Brain Centres; Brain Plasticity; Temporal Effects The Link from Molecular Structure to PerceptionOlfactory Fatigue, Adaptation and Habituation; Pattern Recognition; Mixtures; Binary Mixtures; The Subjectivity of Odour; Anosmia; Introduction; General Anosmia; Specific Anosmia; Overcoming Specific Anosmia; References; Chapter 3 Analysis and Characterisation of Odour; Chemical Analysis of Odour; Chemical Purity and Odour Purity; Measurement and Characterisation of Odour; Subjectivity of Odour; Techniques of Odour Measurement; Odour Character; Odour Threshold; Odour Intensity; Odour Tenacity; Odour Radiance, Bloom and Trail; Electronic Noses References |
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Sell Charles S. | ||
Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great myths of the brain / / Christian Jarrett |
Autore | Jarrett Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (365 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Collana | Great Myths of Psychology |
Soggetto topico |
Brain
Brain - Physiology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-62450-5
1-118-31269-4 1-118-31270-8 1-118-31268-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Defunct myths -- Myth-based brain practices -- Mythical case studies -- The immortal myths -- Myths about the physical structure of the brain -- Technology and food myths -- Brain myths concerning perception and action -- Myths about brain disorder and illness. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463376803321 |
Jarrett Christian | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great myths of the brain / / Christian Jarrett |
Autore | Jarrett Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (365 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Collana | Great Myths of Psychology |
Soggetto topico |
Brain
Brain - Physiology |
ISBN |
1-118-62450-5
1-118-31269-4 1-118-31270-8 1-118-31268-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Defunct myths -- Myth-based brain practices -- Mythical case studies -- The immortal myths -- Myths about the physical structure of the brain -- Technology and food myths -- Brain myths concerning perception and action -- Myths about brain disorder and illness. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787806003321 |
Jarrett Christian | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Great myths of the brain / / Christian Jarrett |
Autore | Jarrett Christian |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (365 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Collana | Great Myths of Psychology |
Soggetto topico |
Brain
Brain - Physiology |
ISBN |
1-118-62450-5
1-118-31269-4 1-118-31270-8 1-118-31268-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Defunct myths -- Myth-based brain practices -- Mythical case studies -- The immortal myths -- Myths about the physical structure of the brain -- Technology and food myths -- Brain myths concerning perception and action -- Myths about brain disorder and illness. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817414403321 |
Jarrett Christian | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of olfaction and gustation / / edited by Richard L. Doty |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 1217 pages, 46 unnumbered plates) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Chemical senses
Smell Taste |
ISBN |
1-118-97175-2
1-118-96936-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contributors""; ""Part 1: General Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction and Historical Perspective""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 A Brief History of Perfume and Spice Use""; ""1.3 The Chemical Senses and Early Medicine""; ""1.4 The Renaissance and the Birth of Modern Studies of Taste and Smell""; ""1.5 The Modern ERA: 20th and 21st Century Advances""; ""1.6 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Part 2: Olfaction""; ""Chapter 2: Anatomy of the Nasal Passages in Mammals""; ""2.1 Introduction""
""2.2 Evolution of Complexity in the Vertebrate Nasal Cavity""""2.3 Mammalian Nasal Anatomy""; ""2.4 Primate Internal Nasal Anatomy""; ""2.5 Conclusions""; ""A2.1 Some Techniques for Studying the Nasal Passageways""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Olfactory Mucosa: Composition, Enzymatic Localization, and Metabolism""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Anatomy of the Nasal Cavity""; ""3.3 Composition of the Olfactory Mucosa""; ""3.4 Identity, Tissue- and Cell-Selective Expression, and Developmental Regulation of Nasal Biotransformation Enzymes""; ""3.5 Functions of Nasal Biotransformation Enzymes"" ""3.6 Modification of Olfactory Xenobiotic Metabolism""""3.7 Conclusions""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Development, Morphology, and Functional Anatomy of the Olfactory Epithelium""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 5: Olfactory Receptor Function""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Vertebrate Odorant Receptors""; ""5.3 A Novel Member of the Vertebrate Olfactory Receptors in the Olfactory Epithelium""; ""5.4 Olfactory Receptors in Non-Olfactory Tissues""; ""5.5 Conclusions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Odorant Receptor Gene Regulation"" ""6.1 Introduction and Overview""""6.2 Organization and Structure of the Odorant Receptor Genes""; ""6.3 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: Neurogenesis in the Adult Olfactory Epithelium""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Neurogenesis in Adult Olfactory Epithelium""; ""7.3 Regulation of Olfactory Neurogenesis""; ""7.4 Molecular Regulation of Olfactory Neurogenesis""; ""7.5 Clinical Applications from Olfactory Neurogenesis""; ""7.6 Conclusions""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8: Anatomy and Neurobiology of the Main and Accessory Olfactory Bulbs"" ""8.1 Introduction""""8.2 Main Olfactory Bulb (MOB)""; ""8.3 Accessory Olfactory Bulb (AOB)""; ""8.4 Extrinsic Inputs""; ""References""; ""Chapter 9: Adult Neurogenesis in the Subventricular Zone and Migration to the Olfactory Bulb""; ""9.1 Introduction""; ""9.2 Subventricular Zone and Rostral Migratory Stream as a Neurogenic Niche""; ""9.3 Integration of Adult-Generated Neurons in the OB""; ""9.4 Phenotype Specification and Maintenance""; ""9.5 Adult Neurogenesis in the SVZ/RMS of the Aging and Pathological Brain""; ""9.6 Functional Roles Of Adult-Generated Neurons""; ""References"" ""Chapter 10: Cortical Olfactory Anatomy and Physiology"" |
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Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Learning to smell [[electronic resource] ] : olfactory perception from neurobiology to behavior / / Donald A. Wilson & Richard J. Stevenson |
Autore | Wilson Donald A (Donald Alan), <1957-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | StevensonRichard J |
Soggetto topico | Smell |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8018-8894-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456288903321 |
Wilson Donald A (Donald Alan), <1957-> | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Learning to smell [[electronic resource] ] : olfactory perception from neurobiology to behavior / / Donald A. Wilson & Richard J. Stevenson |
Autore | Wilson Donald A (Donald Alan), <1957-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | StevensonRichard J |
Soggetto topico | Smell |
ISBN | 0-8018-8894-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780856603321 |
Wilson Donald A (Donald Alan), <1957-> | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Learning to smell : olfactory perception from neurobiology to behavior / / Donald A. Wilson & Richard J. Stevenson |
Autore | Wilson Donald A (Donald Alan), <1957-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Altri autori (Persone) | StevensonRichard J |
Soggetto topico | Smell |
ISBN | 0-8018-8894-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812593403321 |
Wilson Donald A (Donald Alan), <1957-> | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Olfaction, taste, and cognition / / edited by Catherine Rouby [and others] [[electronic resource]] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xx, 462 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina | 612.8/6 |
Soggetto topico |
Taste
Smell Cognition |
ISBN |
1-107-12955-9
1-280-16032-2 9786610160327 0-511-11895-3 1-139-14667-X 0-511-06715-1 0-511-06084-X 0-511-30745-4 0-511-54638-6 0-511-06928-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A Tribute to Edmond Roudnitska -- Sect. 1. A Specific Type of Cognition -- 1. Olfaction and Cognition: A Philosophical and Psychoanalytic View / Annick Le Guerer -- 2. Cognitive Aspects of Olfaction in Perfumer Practice / Andre Holley -- 3. The Specific Characteristics of the Sense of Smell / Egon Peter Koster -- Sect. 2. Knowledge and Languages -- 4. Names and Categories for Odors: The Veridical Label / Deniele Dubois and Catherine Rouby -- 5. Nose-wise: Olfactory Metaphors in Mind / David Howes -- 6. Linguistic Expressions for Odors in French / Sophie David -- 7. Classification of Odors and Structure-Odor Relationships / Maurice Chastrette -- Sect. 3. Emotion -- 8. Acquisition and Activation of Odor Hedonics in Everyday Situations: Conditioning and Priming Studies / Dirk Hermans and Frank Baeyens -- 9. Is There a Hedonic Dimension to Odors? / Catherine Rouby and Moustafa Bensafi -- 10. Influences of Odors on Mood and Affective Cognition / Rachel S. Herz -- 11. Assessing Putative Human Pheromones / Suma Jacob, Bethanne Zelano, Davinder J.S. Hayreh and Martha K. McClintock -- 12. Neural Correlates of Emotion Perception: From Faces to Taste / Mary L. Phillips and Maike Heining -- Sect. 4. Memory -- 13. Testing Odor Memory: Incidental versus Intentional Learning, Implicit versus Explicit Memory / Sylvie Issanchou, Dominique Valentin, Claire Sulmont, Joachim Degel and Egon Peter Koster -- 14. Odor Memory: A Memory Systems Approach / Maria Larsson -- 15. Repetition Priming in Odor Memory / Mats J. Olsson, Maria Faxbrink and Fredrik U. Jonsson -- 16. Odor Memory in Alzheimer's Disease / Steven Nordin and Claire Murphy -- 17. Development of Odor Naming and Odor Memory from Childhood to Young Adulthood / Johannes Lehrner and Peter Walla -- Sect. 5. Neural Bases -- 18. Odor Coding at the Periphery of the Olfactory System / Gilles Sicard -- 19. Human Brain Activity during the First Second after Odor Presentation / Bettina M. Pause -- 20. Processing of Olfactory Affective Information: Contribution of Functional Imaging Studies / Robert J. Zatorre -- 21. Experience-induced Changes Reveal Functional Dissociation within Olfactory Pathways / Nadine Ravel, Anne-Marie Mouly, Pascal Chabaud and Remi Gervais -- 22. Increased Taste Sensitivity by Familiarization to Novel Stimuli: Psychophysics, fMRI, and Electrophysiological Techniques Suggest Modulations at Peripheral and Central Levels / Annick Faurion, Barbara Cerf, Anne-Marie Pillias and Nathalie Boireau -- 23. The Cortical Representation of Taste and Smell / Edmund T. Rolls -- Sect. 6. Individual Variations -- 24. New Psychophysical Insights in Evaluating Genetic Variation in Taste / Katharine Fast, Valerie B. Duffy and Linda M. Bartoshuk -- 25. The Individuality of Odor Perception / Robyn Hudson and Hans Distel -- 26. Olfactory Cognition at the Start of Life: The Perinatal Shaping of Selective Odor Responsiveness / Benoist Schaal, Robert Soussignan and Luc Marlier -- 27. Age-related Changes in Chemosensory Functions / Thomas Hummel, Stefan Heilmann and Claire Murphy. |
Altri titoli varianti | Olfaction, Taste, & Cognition |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450406203321 |
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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