Physiology of Smell and Taste

Study of the primary and secondary olfactory systems:

The primary olfactory system: stimuli, receptor structures, mechanisms of transduction and encoding of olfactory information, and associated olfactory pathways.

The secondary olfactory system: stimuli, receptor structures, mechanisms of transduction and encoding of olfactory information, and associated olfactory pathways.

Study of the taste system:

The taste system: stimuli, receptor structures, transduction mechanisms, and associated taste pathways.

Olfaction and Cognition:

Study of the effects of odors on behavior; factors influencing the quality of the olfactory sensation; the characteristic dimensions of odors; the behavioral classification of odors. Olfaction and cognition: odor memory, mother-child olfactory bonding.

Taste and Eating Behavior :

Taste-facial reflex; food preferences and aversions.

-Expertise:

Understand the structure and function of the olfactory and gustatory systems.

To understand the influence of olfactory and gustatory stimuli on behavior.

-Interpersonal skills:

Gain knowledge of the physiology of smell and taste.