Perceptronics
In the “Olfactorial Perceptive Electronics” (Perceptronics for short) project funded by the Vokswagen Foundation, we are advancing research into sensory systems that can recognize and interpret odours.
Perceptronics
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Such “e-noses” can help people with limited or no sense of smell to deal with everyday life by warning them of hazardous substances in the environment or food that has gone bad, among other things. e-noses can also help with the early detection of illnesses based on changes in body odor.
Knowledge of the chemical composition of an odor is not enough to develop such systems. An “e-nose” must be able to incorporate perception processes that have been shaped by individual experience and impression patterns. The further development of today's sensors to the level of biological organisms is only possible in an interdisciplinary and coordinated effort. Perceptronics therefore brings together scientists from the disciplines of psychology, medicine, physics and materials science to work together towards this goal.
The focus of our psychology working group is on researching the relationship between the molecular properties of scents and how they are perceived. By using psychometric and neuroscientific tests, the influence of individual factors, such as previous experiences with odors or personality, will be examined more closely.
Contact: Tim Jesgarzewsky & Ilona Croy