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A psychophysical test of the vibration theory of olfaction.

Abstract

At present, no satisfactory theory exists to explain how a given molecule results in the perception of a particular smell. One theory is that olfactory sensory neurons detect intramolecular vibrations of the odorous molecule. We used psychophysical methods in humans to test this vibration theory of olfaction and found no evidence to support it.

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Receptors, Odorant

Year: 2004 PMID： 15034588 DOI： 10.1038/nn1215

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Neurosci ISSN： 1097-6256 Impact factor: 24.884

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A psychophysical test of the vibration theory of olfaction.

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