Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation, Second Edition (Neurological Disease and Therapy)

Examines the biochemistry, physiology, and anatomy of the olfactory, gustatory, and trigeminal chemosensory systems. The text explores the role of olfactory assessment in disease diagnosis and provides an up-to-date review of chemosensory research. in the medical, food, beverage, flavour, perfume, and energy industries. The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations. Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Introduction and Historical Perspective; Anatomy of the Human Nasal Passages; Morphology of the Mammalian Olfactory Epithelium: Form, Fine Structure, Function, and Pathology; Olfactory Mucosa: Composition, Enzymatic Localization, and Metabolism; Molecular Neurobiology of Olfactory Transduction; Neurogenesis in the Adult Olfactory Neuroepithelium; Developmental Anatomy of the Olfactory System; Anatomy and Neurochemistry of the Olfactory Bulb; Central Olfactory Structures; Sensory Physiology of Central Olfactory Pathways.Psychophysical Measurement of Human Olfactory Function, Including Odorant Mixture AssessmentElectrophysiological Measurement of Olfactory Function; Functional Neuroimaging of Human Olfaction; Structure Odor Relationships: A Modern Perspective; Olfactory System Cybernetics: Artificial Noses; Olfaction and the Development of Social Behavior in Neonatal Mammals; Genetics of Olfactory Perception; Mammalian Pheromones: Fact or Fantasy?; Psychophysical.Electronic reproduction.Available via World Wide Web. Scientific advancements leading to our current understanding of olfaction have evolved considerably since the mid-seventeenth century.