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Until humans have a full understanding of the potential of canine olfaction, the possibility remains that in using dogs’ sense of smell for work, the limits still lie in humans’ perception and learning, rather than in the dogs’ olfactory system.
20 kwi 2022 · The aim of our lab is to advance the scientific knowlege of canine olfaction and behavioral science by investigating a range of questions on the dog's sense of smell, such as: What concentrations of odors can dogs detect? How do dogs perceive odor mixtures?
21 sie 2021 · The canine olfactory system can recognize more smells than it has receptors for scent molecules, but olfactory receptors can have specific cross-reactions, building unique systems of patterns...
1 lut 2024 · In this review, we outline the olfactory processing of dogs in the nervous system, summarize the current knowledge of scent detection and differentiation; the effect of odors on the dogs’ cognitive and emotional processes and the dog-human bond; and consider the methodological advancements that could be developed further to aid in our ...
19 lip 2022 · A dog’s brain is wired for smell. Now, a new map shows just how extensive that wiring is. Powerful nerve connections link the dog nose to wide swaths of the brain, researchers report July 11...
19 sie 2021 · Research on the ability of medical detection dogs for the identification of individuals with infectious or non-infectious diseases has been promising, but compared to the well-established and–accepted use of sniffer dogs by the police, army and customs for substances such as money, explosives or drugs, the deployment of medical detection dogs is...
25 wrz 2024 · Dogs have a highly developed olfactory system giving them keen odor detection capabilities. Humans have used this ability in the dog for scent detection tasks, including detection of diseases [1, 2], pathogens [3], human scent [4], cancer [5 – 7], narcotics [8], and explosives [9 – 11].
