As the world’s leading research institute devoted to the fundamental science of taste and smell, much of Monell’s research has direct relevance to anosmia and other chemosensory disorders. The publications below illustrate the Center’s long-term focus on taste and smell disorders.
SELECTED MONELL REFERENCES RELATED TO CHEMOSENSORY CLINICAL FUNCTION & DISORDERS, 1981-2018
Cowart, B. J. (2011). Smell and taste in aging. Perfumer and Flavorist, 36, 34-36.
Cowart, B. J. (2009). Ageing and chemical senses. In B.Goldstein (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Perception (pp. 17-19). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Cowart, B. J. (2009). Olfaction: disorders. In B.Goldstein (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Perception (pp. 661-664). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Cowart, B. J. (2005). Taste, our body’s gustatory gatekeeper. Cerebrum, 7, 7-22.
Pribitkin, E. A., Getz, A., Roberge, E. A., Krein, H., Rawson, N. E., Andrews, D. A. et al. (2003). Olfactory function following transorbital craniotomy through a suprabrow approach. Internet Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2.
Cowart, B. J. & Rawson, N. E. (2001). Olfaction. In E.B.Goldstein (Ed.), The Blackwell Handbook of Perception (pp. 567-600). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Lowry, L. D. & Cowart, B. J. (1998). Anosmia. In G.A.Gates (Ed.), Current Therapy in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (6th ed., pp. 374-376). St. Louis: Mosby.
Rawson, N. E., Gomez, G., Cowart, B. J., & Restrepo, D. (1998). The use of olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) from biopsies to study changes in aging and neurodegenerative diseases. In C.Murphy (Ed.), Olfaction and Taste XII (pp. 701-707). New York: New York Academy of Sciences.
Cowart, B. J., Young, I. M., Feldman, R. S., & Lowry, L. D. (1997). Clinical disorders of smell and taste. In G.K.Beauchamp & L. M. Bartoshuk (Eds.), Handbook of Perception and Cognition: Tasting and Smelling (pp. 175-198). San Diego: Academic Press.
Cowart, B. J., Flynn-Rodden, K., McGeady, S., & Lowry, L. D. (1993). Loss of smell in nasal allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 91, 747-751.
Cowart, B. J. (1989). Relationships between taste and smell across the adult life span. In C.Murphy, W. S. Cain, & D. M. Hegsted (Eds.), Nutrition and the Chemical Senses in Aging: Recent Advances and Current Research Needs (pp. 39-55). New York: New York Academy of Sciences.
Wysocki, C. J. & Gilbert, A. N. (1989). The National Geographic Smell Survey: The effects of age are heterogeneous. In C.L.Murphy, W. S. Cain, & D. M. Hegsted (Eds.), Chemical Senses and Nutrition in Aging (pp. 12-28). New York: New York Academy of Sciences.
Cowart, B. J. (1988). Age-related changes in taste and smell. Pride Institute Journal of Long-Term Health Care, 7, 23-27.
Murphy, C. & Kare, M. R. (1981). Aging and the chemical senses. In H.N.Munro (Ed.), Current Status and Future Objectives of Research on Nutrition and Aging ( New England University Press.
Murphy, C. (1981). Taste distortion. Journal of the American Medical Association, 245, 1259-1263.
Live human olfactory receptor cells, obtained via biopsy. The red color in the lower image indicates the presence of calcium inside the cell, signaling that the cell has respnded to an odorant.