Olfaction

Aging Care and Problems with Taste Most seniors over the age of 60 will lose some of their ability to taste. This is typically associated with a loss of the taste buds on the tongue and in the throat. The loss of taste is less common than the loss of smell, however, the loss of smell is directly tied to taste. In general, people have five "tastes" that they experience when something comes in contact with the taste buds: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory. These tastes do not tell us much…

It was a dark night, you just finished your classes and walked along in a narrow alley. You tried to go home as soon as possible because you were so tired and just wanted to lay down. Suddenly, you smelled something that was extremely stinky, but somehow you started to secrete saliva. You slowed down your pace, just in order to enjoy the smell a little bit longer. Finally, you gave up your original thought and walked towards the source of the smell…Do you have an experience like that? Well, at…

A dog and his Owner In the article Through the Nose, by Frances Killea, it discusses how dogs have the ability to smell more scents then humans. These smells that dogs detected are also able to determine certain traits or moods. Dog’s ability to smell beyond our ability helps humans, and for example when a human goes missing and humans cannot find them they might call in a searching hound. This searching hound due to its great senses can find a human. One reason a dog can smell better that…

The Alice P. McDermott Academic Convocation Center is a gym at the center of the athletic department that is easily dismissed by the large amounts of people that pass by it on a daily basis. It’s a path that many students who live in the dorms on the hill, students and employees who park in the garage, or students and employees who enter from 281 or Hildebrand take every day on their way to the main campus. Because it is disregarded by busy people, it is a bit harder to notice that during…

Rough Draft Research Paper: Abby Connor How Does Smell Affect Taste? There are many different ways smell affect taste, one reason for this is because of the way the brain percepts how the food smells. For example, if you smell something that might smell like strawberry, like a slushie that may have strawberry in it but mostly smells like strawberry , you might think that it is strawberry or, but it could really be blueberry flavored, your brain may still think that is strawberry, this is…

The way we sense things is how we perceive the world around us, and to also make sense of it all. The sensory organs I chose to explain are the nose, tongue, and ears and how they connect to the brain for our perception. As we inhale the scent of something, the molecules reach the receptor cells high in both nasal cavities. Then the axons from millions of these receptors carry nerve impulses directly to the olfactory bulb. The olfactory bulb is the smell center of the brain. From there, records…

When we look around us we do not even think about it, we check both ways before crossing the street, we admire the sunset early in the morning, or we read a book. But, we never think about how we see things, how does what we see get translated into things that we can understand? It starts in the retina, where the receptor cells are. There are two types of receptor cells, rods and cones, both are only sensitive to visible light. Rods are chiefly responsible for night vision and respond to only…

The thought of revelling into an indulgently rich and silky smooth dessert entree of delectable, scrumptious, and irresistible flavors of french vanilla, mint chocolate chip, and rocky road is the most satisfying flavors your taste buds can ever ask for. While I write this essay describing this delicately soft serving food; I can already picture the server, placing each scoop of milky goodness onto a beautifully crafted white circular ceramic bowl. Now, after reminiscing back on that enjoyable…

I participated in the senses challenge supplied by the British Broadcasting Company to test my abilities and regards to my main sensory modalities. I achieved 100%, my first try, on the test. I was not surprised by the fact of my grade as the test was easy for me. The easiness isn 't due to the inability to accurately conduct the senses challenge online or the gullibility of the test taker but due to the fact I was raised in a sensory enhancing environment. The North Dakota environment…

The video about how the man lost his body is quite interesting. The video first started out demonstrating what Ian could or couldn 't do. Do to his condition he lost most of the neurons used for sensing from the neck down. I am moved by his determination too get out of the wheel chair and beat the timeline the doctors have for him to start walking again. I feel that type of thinking can help anyone over come medical obstacles that may come their way. Ian taught me a lot about his condition and…