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Learning to smell : olfactory perception from neurobiology to behavior / Donald A. Wilson & Richard J. Stevenson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Donald A. (Donald Alan), 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smell.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Learning to Smell will serve as an important reference for workers within the field of chemical senses and those interested in sensory processing and perception.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-297) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-8894-8
- OCLC:
- 923194123
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