Olfactory Facts: Questions About Smell

by Janani Rajan, Sharvari Deshpande, Charles Pidgeon (Editor)

Overview

To provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of olfaction, Olfactory Facts attempts to delve into the chemical, sensational, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the olfactory system. This book places a strong emphasis on how olfaction works with other sensory systems to allow for an individual to survive, process, and interpret their surroundings. Olfactory Facts begins by explaining the biological processes involved in olfaction, linking them to how smell is essential for daily life.
Through the question and answer format, Olfactory Facts does not simply lay out information on the olfactory system. Rather, this book poses questions about olfaction that are not only intriguing, but also essential to a reader's understanding of the system. The book emphasizes connections between each aspect of the olfactory system and their real-world applications, such that readers are able to think about the study of olfaction as a science: a dynamic field of questions, experiments, and arguments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987823668
Publisher:	Neuroscience Sensory Unit
Publication date:	03/07/2023
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

Janani Rajan is a senior at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North (Class of 2023) who is passionate about biomedical engineering and neuroscience. She conducts biomechanics research at Stevens Institute of Technology and was named an NJ Governor's STEM Scholar. She has also served as the Outreach Head of her school’s chapter of the Waksman Student Scholars Program, through which she conducts research in molecular biology. Aside from scientific work, Janani mentors young girls in programming to help bridge the gender gap in computing fields. Additionally, she has played the piano and learned Indian classical singing for over ten years. She wrote questions and answer explanations for this book to help others in their study of auditory neuroscience.?

Sharvari Deshpande is a senior (Class of 2023) at West Windsor Plainsboro High School North at Plainsboro NJ. Along with being President of Neuroscience Sensory Unit, she is also a member of her school’s Science Olympiad team, and has earned top medals at the state, regional, and national invitational levels. Furthermore, Sharvari is an avid debater, and is a member of New Jersey’s World Schools Debate Team, having won awards at international level invitationals. In her free time, Sharvari likes to give back to the community by hosting local astronomy-related events through an organization she founded called “Give Me Some Space!” and loves to tutor others in math and science.