Neuroscience Products
Olfaction Sensors
The 200C miniPID photo-ionization detector combines small size, fast response, and high sensitivity in an easy-to-use, competitively priced package. Designed for olfaction experiments, the sensor has a true frequency response of 330 Hz with a rise time of 0.6 msec. The detection limit is 100 ppb (parts per billion) propylene in air and the full-scale measurement range is 500 ppm.
Olfactometers
The 220A Olfactometer provides reliable odor generation for demanding olfaction experiments. The 220A can be configured with 4, 8, 12 or 16 odor vials for maximum flexibility. Careful fluid design ensures repeatable odor profiles generated with minimum delay time between activation and arrival of the odor at the subject.
Mechanical Stimulators
The 300C-I mechanical stimulator is an automated electronic von Frey device with the added capability to measure and control both force and length at a single application point. The 300C-I takes the variability and awkwardness out of applying force with a handheld von Frey filament or with other handheld mechanical stimulators.
Content for the Neuroscientist
Scents of Security: Emerging Olfaction Applications with Biorobots
The following publication review showcases several new and exciting findings in the olfactory sciences, highlighting how our instruments helped these researchers stir up the lab. The natural world often serves as inspiration for innovation, and insects – specifically their olfactory systems – have become a recent research topic of interest. Given the remarkable sensitivity of insect odor detection systems, the potential applications of this budding field are numerous.
Neuronal Reorganization in Response to Odor
This publication review takes a look at two recent studies that examined the mouse olfactory bulb with help from Aurora Scientific olfaction instruments.
Best of 2021: Neuroscience – Olfaction and Somatosensation
Spatial arrangement of Ret+ and TrkB+ Meissner afferent cutaneous endings. Image courtesy of Neubarth et al., 2020. This publication review summarizes some of the