Ann-Sophie Barwich (Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience 2015-2018) has published her book, Smellosophy: What the Nose Tells the Mind, which asks a deceptively simple question: What does the nose tell the brain, and how does the brain understand it?
Barwich interviews experts in neuroscience, psychology, chemistry, and perfumery in an effort to understand the biological mechanics and myriad meanings of odors. Smellosophy articulates a new model for understanding how the brain represents sensory information.
