{"product_id":"9780801888946","title":"Learning to Smell: Olfactory Perception from Neurobiology to Behavior","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by a neurobiologist and a psychologist, this volume presents a new theory of olfactory perception. Drawing on research in neuroscience, physiology, and ethology, Donald A. Wilson and Richard J. Stevenson address the fundamental question of how we navigate through a world of chemical encounters and provide a compelling alternative to the \"reception-centric\" view of olfaction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe major research challenge in olfaction is determining how the brain discriminates one smell from another. Here, the authors hold that olfaction is generally not a simple physiochemical process, but rather a plastic process that is strongly tied to memory. They find the traditional approach—which involves identifying how particular features of a chemical stimulus are represented in the olfactory system—to be at odds with historical data and with a growing body of neurobiological and psychological evidence that places primary emphasis on synthetic processing and experiential factors. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilson and Stevenson propose that experience and cortical plasticity not only are important for traditional associative olfactory memory but also play a critical, defining role in odor perception and that current views are insufficient to account for current and past data. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a broad comparative overview of the structure and function of olfactory systems, an exploration into the mechanisms of odor detection and olfactory perception, and a discussion of the implications of the authors' theory. \u003ci\u003eLearning to Smell\u003c\/i\u003e will serve as an important reference for workers within the field of chemical senses and those interested in sensory processing and perception.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47109178327280,"sku":"9780801888946","price":87.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780801888946_p0.jpg?v=1769906586","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780801888946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}