Olfactory
The nose is our first respiratory organ that forms when we are growing. It is also the principal organ of the olfactory system and from where we derive our sense of smell. Our nose is comprised of many small bones, cartilage, blood vessels, nerve endings, and air chambers. Like our other sense organs the nose is a complex part of the body with a lot of secrets and inner workings that allow us to understand and perceive our world in ways that we may not even know. We do know that our noses are a point of air flow into our bodies, and that we use our nose to smell. We also know that our nose is imperative to how our language sounds. Try plugging your nose and speaking; it is rather indisputable.
Other interesting and important things to note about the olfactory system and nose is that a human embryo begins to develop the nose in its fourth week, that our nose contains 10 million olfactory receptor neura and olfactory receptors that bind to various odour molecules (currently being disputed as the actual number may be far larger). Furthermore, a loss of smell caused by old age, infection, toxic chemicals, head trauma and or neurodegenerative disease is called anosmia, and it often leads, this disorder, to a much lessened quality of life, for this subtle sense, that of smell, and which is often forgotten in thought is actually the one that most brings us joy, and to which our many of our memories are attached.
Below are a number of experiments that explore art, smell, and perfumery. To learn more about each project, click on the picture.
To read more please see blog.
Other interesting and important things to note about the olfactory system and nose is that a human embryo begins to develop the nose in its fourth week, that our nose contains 10 million olfactory receptor neura and olfactory receptors that bind to various odour molecules (currently being disputed as the actual number may be far larger). Furthermore, a loss of smell caused by old age, infection, toxic chemicals, head trauma and or neurodegenerative disease is called anosmia, and it often leads, this disorder, to a much lessened quality of life, for this subtle sense, that of smell, and which is often forgotten in thought is actually the one that most brings us joy, and to which our many of our memories are attached.
Below are a number of experiments that explore art, smell, and perfumery. To learn more about each project, click on the picture.
To read more please see blog.
