Links

General Information:

- The Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) is an international association that advances understanding of the senses of taste and smell.

- The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is a nonprofit membership organization of basic scientists and physicians who study the brain and nervous system.

- The Monell Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to exploring the chemical senses at every level, from molecular to behavioral.

- FlavorNet.com contains a compilation of aroma compounds sorted by their chromatographic and sensory properties.

- The SenseLab Project is a long term effort to build integrated, multidisciplinary models of neurons and neural systems, using the olfactory pathway as a model.

- The Olfactory Image Archive contains a collection of photographs, diagrams, and drawings relating to the olfactory system.

- This archive contains the averaged activity maps that have been generated from the glomerular response to selected odorants in rat olfactory bulbs, as assessed by [14]-C 2-deoxyglucose uptake.

- The Sense of Smell Institute provides a link between the private sector and the scientific community.

- European Chemoreception Research Organisation: "The goal of ECRO is to promote fondamental and applied research in Olfaction and Taste in vertebrates and invertebrates."

- Ohio State University Sensory Science Group: "Our main purpose is to advance and promote the field of Sensory Science through research, outreach, and education of undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals alike."

- European Sensory Network: "This international forum was created for discussion and collaboration among the best research institutions involved in sensory and consumer sciences and to ensure methods were practical and accessible to the industry."

Information on Odorants:

- Chemfinder.com is a database for general information about chemical properties of compounds.

- This webpage http://avogadro.chem.iastate.edu/MSDS/ contains MSDS's of various molecules.

- This webpage http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/exposure/docs/episuite.htm contains a free downloadable program that calculates vapor pressure for a given molecule, and gives other useful information.

Laboratory Websites:

Larry Cohen's Laboratory

Peter Mombaerts' Laboratory

Rainer Friedrich's Laboratory

Michael Shipley's Laboratory

Markus Meister's Laboratory

Kensaku Mori's Laboratory

Donald Katz's Laboratory