This well-established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging and promising subfields. This volume explores interdisciplinary research on invertebrate and vertebrate models of odor memory and perception, as well as human odor memory and perception. This book brings together a collection of authors that cut across model systems, techniques, levels of analysis and questions to highlight important and exciting advances in the area of olfactory memory and perception. The chapters highlight the unique aspects of olfactory system anatomy, local circuit function, odor coding and plasticity. The authors are leading authorities in the field.
- Written by the leading researchers in the field of olfactory perception and memory
- Includes diverse models systems from invertebrates to humans
- Includes diverse technical approaches to the study of olfactory memory and perception
- Includes overview of the most recent research advances in this field
