This 27-chapter volume arose from a symposium held in Lyon, France,
in June of 1999, that sought to integrate information from academic
scientific studies of olfaction, largely psychological in nature, with
knowledge derived from the perfume industry. It is dedicated to the
French perfumer Edmond Roudnitska, known for creating such classic
fragrances as “Femme” (1944, Rochas), “Diorama”
(1948, Dior), L'Eau” (1951, Hermès),
“Diorissimo” (1956, Dior), “Eau Savage” (1966,
Dior), and “Diorella” (1972, Dior), and addresses such
topics as odor classification, odor memory, odor conditioning, and the
plasticity of chemosensation.