Example sentences for: olfaction

How can you use “olfaction” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But, says neurobiologist and olfaction expert Lawrence C. Katz (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States), ‘the onus is now on people who believe otherwise [than the labelled-line model] to provide compelling proof for the cross-fibre theory because now, at least at the periphery, the evidence is compelling for a labelled line for bitter, sweet, and umami’.

  • To answer this question, I think we need to look beyond the olfactory receptor genes and consider olfaction in its full behavioral context.

  • Delta opioid receptors play a modulatory role in analgesia, hibernation, autonomic nervous system function, neuroendocrine system function, mood driven behaviours and olfaction [ 2 ] . Thus, understanding the requirements for activation of δ opioid receptors can lead to identification and design of novel drugs acting through this receptor for treatment of various physiological problems.

  • It may be hypothesized that a similar conclusion applies to human olfaction.

  • Another intriguing feature of olfaction is combinatorial recognition of odorants.


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