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sniffing: a standalone construct

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sniffing1 CONSTRUCTOlfactory sniffSOBEL ET AL. · 1998

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Olfactory neuroscience

the active respiratory sampling that draws odorants to the sensory epithelium, itself part of perceiving a smell.

In olfactory neuroscience a sniff is the active respiratory sampling that draws odorants to the sensory epithelium, and it is not mere delivery: the act of sniffing is itself part of perceiving a smell. Sobel and colleagues' 1998 imaging study showed that sniffing, even odorless sniffing, drives olfactory cortex, separating the motor act of sampling from the chemical content sampled. The referent is a controlled inhalation that functions as a perceptual act, measured by airflow and timing, and it is unrelated to intercepting network traffic beyond the shared meaning of drawing something in to inspect it.[1]

Unit
A controlled inhalation that samples odorants for perception
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Measured by sniff airflow rate, volume, and duration, and by the neural response they evoke

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References

  1. Sobel, N., Prabhakaran, V., Desmond, J. E., Glover, G. H., Goode, R. L., Sullivan, E. V., & Gabrieli, J. D. E. (1998). Sniffing and smelling: Separate subsystems in the human olfactory cortex. Nature, 392(6673), 282–286. https://doi.org/10.1038/32654

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