The Lab.Smell encompasses a vast array of scientific fields, from psychology to neuroscience to chemistry, as well as humanities, such as philosophy of mind, cultural history, and anthropology of food.
This inherent multidisciplinary of our topic clarifies the variety methods and projects in our lab. |
Olfactometry
We administer odor stimuli in a targeted and controlled manner with a custom-built sniff olfactometer /SO (design by Acree).
Notably: exposure is 70-75ms per puff (avoiding receptor habituation). For details see this BioRxiv preprint of the SO protocololl. |
EEGElectroencephalography:
We record and measure brainwaves in response to odors with 64 channel EEG system by BioSemi. |
Computational ModelingWe simulate cell behavior to understand neurogenesis (and hope to implement these models in vivo in the future).
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PhilosophyWe think, and we read.
Well. And then some. More specifically, we are interested in revisiting the conceptual foundations of neuroscience and theories of cognition. |
We Model Olfaction from a Systems Theoretical View:
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