Olfaction or olfactory perception is the sense of smell. This sense is mediated by specialized sensory cells of the nasal cavity of vertebrates, and, by analogy, sensory cells of the antennae of invertebrates. In humans, olfaction occurs when odorant molecules bind to specific sites on the olfactory receptors. These receptors are used to detect the presence of smell. They come together at what is called the glomerulus.
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New EU-funded project will use AI to capture the key scents of historical Europe
The Odeuropa team will use AI to extract information about smells from historical documents and images — and then recreate ...
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Google is training an AI to predict a molecule’s smell
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The MoodoGo will let you make smells wherever you may roam
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