Learning to smell:olfactory perception from neurobiology to behavior

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wilson Donald A (Donald Alan), 1957-
Group Author: Stevenson Richard J
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press,
Publisher Address: Baltimore
Publication Dates: 2006.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: ix, 309 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0801883687 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801883682 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Index Number: Q434
CLC: Q434
R339.12
Call Number: R339.12/W747
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-297) and index.
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.