Olfaction vs Chemicals in the Blood ** Was: Regarding My Topic Called Question

[Guest guest]

Howdy Kelli,

 

Again .. I changed a Subject Line .. Regarding whatever is not likely to

properly identify the subject matter if one wants to later retrieve this

post from the List Archive. -P

 

I now see that I might have misunderstood your original question and maybe

Susan's response .. and maybe Susan did understand but might have assumed

that others did too so she correctly answered what she understood the

question to be. Its kinda like a 5 blind men describing an elephant by

touch alone .. we might get 5 different descriptions for the same elephant.

;-)

 

I'm gonna try to reply to your question without going technical cause going

technical is beyond my capability right now. ;-)

 

>

> So I'm still trying to understand the neuro end of the inhalation of

> eo's. If the molecules of an essential oils are no longer chemical

> but are transduced into electrical impulses - how does that affect the

> nervous system? If a chemical molecule is for relaxation, will that

> molecule become an electrical impulse for relaxation vs. a molecule

> that can be for alertness? Does the nervous system differentiate

> between two different types of chemicals?

> Just trying to understand the neuro end of things.

>

 

I believe that you need to first segregate the actions .. Smell and Taste

have to do with electrical and neurological (and other) events .. but this

entire process has nothing to do with the presence of chemicals in the blood

... or the detection of same.

 

Read the link Kathleen posted

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/smell/smell_animation.shtm\

l

and

remember that identification of odors is a mental thing .. an emotional

thing. Identification of chemicals in the blood generally has nothing to do

with emotions .. I say generally because emotions can sometimes create

chemicals that can be identified in the blood.

 

The molecules of an Essential Oil are NOT reduced or changed to electrical

impulses and the Olfactory System is not the end of the line on the railroad

... its a stop along the way. The Limbic System processes smells/odors ..

its a matter of identification only. Chemicals are detected in the blood

stream because they are there .. it has nothing to do with electrical

impulses or or nerve actions.

 

So on the one hand we are discussing the process of identifying odors and

taste .. and on the other hand the process of physical presence of a

chemical in the bloodstream .. shouldn't confuse them.

 

I have suffered from Tinnitus since 1993 and also have a major hearing

loss. Audiologists can test and evaluate the degree of my hearing loss but

they can neither test or identify or even guess at the exact level of noise

I hear constantly due to Tinnitus. I hope this example doesn't confuse .. I

reckon I'm trying to point out that though both hearing and Tinnitus are

registered in the ear .. both are not caused by an external variable ..

hearing is processing decibels and such while Tinnitus is a false reading

due to nerve damage. Two different things these are though they both begin

with sound waves entering the ear .. just as odors entering the nose are two

different things .. one classifies/identifies taste and smell .. and it can

be subjective as all get out .. and the other is identifying chemicals

present .. which is in no way subjective. My hearing loss can be

quantified because its a reality without variables .. my Tinnitus .. though

not emotional as is identification of odors .. can't be quantified because

its not based on a measurable variable.

 

If this confused anyone .. I hope someone else will unconfuse the issue.

;-)

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch

 

http://www.AV-AT.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Ahhhhhh! Thanks Butch! This is an Eureka moment

 

Butch Owen <butchowen wrote: Howdy

Kelli,

 

Again .. I changed a Subject Line .. Regarding whatever is not likely to

properly identify the subject matter if one wants to later retrieve this

post from the List Archive. -P

 

I now see that I might have misunderstood your original question and maybe

Susan's response .. and maybe Susan did understand but might have assumed

that others did too so she correctly answered what she understood the

question to be. Its kinda like a 5 blind men describing an elephant by

touch alone .. we might get 5 different descriptions for the same elephant.

;-)

 

I'm gonna try to reply to your question without going technical cause going

technical is beyond my capability right now. ;-)

 

>

> So I'm still trying to understand the neuro end of the inhalation of

> eo's. If the molecules of an essential oils are no longer chemical

> but are transduced into electrical impulses - how does that affect the

> nervous system? If a chemical molecule is for relaxation, will that

> molecule become an electrical impulse for relaxation vs. a molecule

> that can be for alertness? Does the nervous system differentiate

> between two different types of chemicals?

> Just trying to understand the neuro end of things.

>

 

I believe that you need to first segregate the actions .. Smell and Taste

have to do with electrical and neurological (and other) events .. but this

entire process has nothing to do with the presence of chemicals in the blood

.. or the detection of same.

 

Read the link Kathleen posted

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/smell/smell_animation.shtm\

l

and

remember that identification of odors is a mental thing .. an emotional

thing. Identification of chemicals in the blood generally has nothing to do

with emotions .. I say generally because emotions can sometimes create

chemicals that can be identified in the blood.

 

The molecules of an Essential Oil are NOT reduced or changed to electrical

impulses and the Olfactory System is not the end of the line on the railroad

.. its a stop along the way. The Limbic System processes smells/odors ..

its a matter of identification only. Chemicals are detected in the blood

stream because they are there .. it has nothing to do with electrical

impulses or or nerve actions.

 

So on the one hand we are discussing the process of identifying odors and

taste .. and on the other hand the process of physical presence of a

chemical in the bloodstream .. shouldn't confuse them.

 

I have suffered from Tinnitus since 1993 and also have a major hearing

loss. Audiologists can test and evaluate the degree of my hearing loss but

they can neither test or identify or even guess at the exact level of noise

I hear constantly due to Tinnitus. I hope this example doesn't confuse .. I

reckon I'm trying to point out that though both hearing and Tinnitus are

registered in the ear .. both are not caused by an external variable ..

hearing is processing decibels and such while Tinnitus is a false reading

due to nerve damage. Two different things these are though they both begin

with sound waves entering the ear .. just as odors entering the nose are two

different things .. one classifies/identifies taste and smell .. and it can

be subjective as all get out .. and the other is identifying chemicals

present .. which is in no way subjective. My hearing loss can be

quantified because its a reality without variables .. my Tinnitus .. though

not emotional as is identification of odors .. can't be quantified because

its not based on a measurable variable.

 

If this confused anyone .. I hope someone else will unconfuse the issue.

;-)

 

Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch

 

http://www.AV-AT.com