Introduction: Nosedive

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Nosedive 1
5. 1. History of the Nose 13
6. 2. Modern Olfaction: At the Crossroads 54
7. 3. Minding the Nose: Odors in Cognition 80
8. 4. How Behavior Senses Chemistry: The Affective Nature of Smell 119
9. 5. On Air: From the Nose to the Brain 146
10. 6. Molecules to Perception 167
11. 7. Fingerprinting the Bulb 202
12. 8. Beyond Mapping, to Measuring Smells 236
13. 9. Perception as a Skill 264
14. 10. The Distillate: The Nose as a Window into Mind and Brain 303
15. Appendix: List of Interviewees 315
16. Notes 319
17. Acknowledgment 353
18. Index 357