The chemical senses are important for our lives a good example for interactive information processing. They include the olfactory, gustatory and trigeminal systems. These senses all have in common to be stimulated by chemicals. In fact, individual compounds typically activate not only one but several of the chemical senses. For example, nicotine not only activates the olfactory nerves, but also produces a powerful activation of the intranasal chemosensory trigeminal system or an activation of the gustatory system. The presentation will focus on the assessment of chemosensory function in humans at various levels, including psychophysical, electrophysiological and imaging techniques.
The chemical senses are important for our lives a good example for interactive information processing. They include the olfactory, gustatory and trigeminal systems. These senses all have in common to be stimulated by chemicals. In fact, individual compounds typically activate not only one but several of the chemical senses. For example, nicotine not only activates the olfactory nerves, but also produces a powerful activation of the intranasal chemosensory trigeminal system or an activation of the gustatory system. The presentation will focus on the assessment of chemosensory function in humans at various levels, including psychophysical, electrophysiological and imaging techniques.
