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...worked for three years on the experiments that went into the paper, said that they provide evidence that certain ORs in the nose stimulate specific—and sometimes overlapping—areas of the brain...
When you get a whiff of a steak, thousands of molecules from the steak bind to different receptors in the nose. The receptors then send signals to the brain, which takes the information and turns it into the sensation you smell...
...issue of Nature, however, a research group led by HMS Professor of Neurobiology Linda B. Buck reported that specific receptors in the nose stimulate discrete patterns of neurons in different regions of the olfactory cortex, which is the part of the brain responsible for the sense of smell...
...Nose for Anthrax...
...handheld gadget called the Cyranose 320, which can be programmed with the "smellprint" of various microbes and then issue an alert if it detects them. Cyrano Sciences, which is based in Pasadena, Calif., and is associated with the California Institute of Technology, has been selling the electronic nose for more than a year. The company manufactured it for use in the food-service and chemical industries. The device can tell whether basil is fresh and warn if a shipment of fish has started to rot. It can also identify contaminants in perfumes or chemicals. But following the Sept. 11 attacks...