Olfaction

Flashcards covering key terms and concepts on olfaction, including olfactory hedonics, pheromones, and physiological structures.

Olfactory Hedonics

The branch of psychology studying pleasant and unpleasant sensations related to odor perception.

Hedonics

The study of pleasure and pain in relation to sensory experience.

Learned Taste Aversion

Avoidance of a novel flavor after it has been paired with gastric illness, often leading to aversion to the substance's smell.

Vomeronasal Organ (VNO)

A sensory organ that detects pheromones and chemicals not processed by the olfactory epithelium.

Pheromone

A chemical emitted by one member of a species that triggers a physiological or behavioral response in another member of the same species.

Main Olfactory Bulb (MOB)

The primary structure in the olfactory system responsible for processing smells.

Accessory Olfactory Bulb (AOB)

A secondary structure in the olfactory system that receives input from the vomeronasal organ.

Chemosignals

Chemicals emitted by humans that may influence the mood or behavior of others.

Innate Responses

Natural reactions to stimuli that do not require learning or experience.

Olfactory Psychophysics

The study of the relationship between physical characteristics of odorants and how they are perceived.