The Act of Smelling

Re:The Act of Smelling by rramadass on Monday October 04, 2021 @04:41AM (#28744466)

Thank you for the recommendations.

I am interested in both a General Overview and Neuroscience specific viewpoints (specifically Memory/Emotions and Smell) and hence will take a look at the suggested books (have a Bachelors in Chemistry though long since forgotten!).

On a side note (since you seem to be knowledgable), can you recommend some good books on Neuroscience, The Brain/Nervous System and The Immune System?

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Re:The Act of Smelling by periheli0n on Monday October 04, 2021 @12:31PM (#28749044)

Re Neuroscience and Brain/Nervous System I like Liqun Luo's Textbook that I mentioned above. I don't know much about immune system books unfortunately.

Concerning memory and smell, you'll most likely find information in the "popular science" category. Personally I am skeptical about the often-touted "special link" between smell and memory. I don't believe that this link is any more special than the one between vision and memory.

You could also look at Paolo Pelosi's "On The Scent" for a book on the sense of smell aimed at a scientifically keen lay audience.

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