smell and taste. smell important for aiding with taste –no smell, little taste smell adapts...
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Smell Odors of substances are detected by receptor neurons high in each nostril –Olfactory nerve –Complex –Chemical senseTRANSCRIPT
Smell and Taste
Smell• Important for aiding with taste
– No smell, little taste
• Smell adapts
• Emotion– Limbic system– Smell as a trigger
Smell• Odors of substances are detected by
receptor neurons high in each nostril
– Olfactory nerve
– Complex
– Chemical sense
Smell• Emotional connections:
– Vanilla/Chocolate – calm, relaxed, happy– Peppermint, citrus, ginger – energizing– Fruity, woody – happy, stress reliever– Floral – cheery, better memory recall– Lavender – sleep, relax– Cinnamon - arousing
Smell• Seven primary odors in determining
scents– Camphoric (mothballs)– Musky (perfume)– Floral– Minty– Etheral (cleaning products)– Pungent (vinegar)– Putrid (rotten eggs)
Smell• Smell test
• Smell print
• Recall vinegar test
Taste• Four basic taste qualities:
– Sweet– Sour– Salty– Bitter
• Flavor of food involves odor, texture, temperature, and taste.
Taste• Taste buds
• Reproduce rapidly– Taste system is very resilient and it is very
rare to suffer complete permanent taste loss.
• Food/memory association?
Taste• Adaptation experiment
• Taste test and tongue map
• Smell and taste experiment