A Media Critique Dealing With Olfactory Senses - 1496 Words

A Media Critique Dealing With Olfactory Senses in Autistic Children In July 2015, Carina Storrs of CNN reported on a research study that suggested that children who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) might not just have social and mental deficiencies, but they may also have olfactory deficiencies as well. The experiment was performed at the Weizmann institute of Science in Israel, and involved observing how long a child took to smell an object. For pleasant-smelling objects, such as flowers or shampoo, normal children took a longer smell, while unsavory smelling objects, such as rotten food, took shorter smells. However ASD children showed no variation in breathing in different aromas, indicating that they could not noticeably distinguish between the different smells. The article quoted Liron Rozenkrantz, a doctoral student at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the lead author of the research study. Rozenkrantz makes the claim that, as an olfactory test is non verbal, it could be useful in early diagnosis of ASD in newborns (Storrs 2015). Paul Wang, the senior vice president and head of medical research for the ASD advocacy organization Autism Speaks was also quoted, and expressed an interest in further research before pushing for olfactory symptoms as part of the diagnosis of ASD (Storrs 2015). Liron Rozenkrantz led the referred research study, entitled â€Å"A Mechanistic Link between Olfaction and Autism Spectrum Disorder,† which was published inShow MoreRelatedLiterature Review on Consumer Behaviour16053 Words   |  65 Pagesbeen paired a number of times. The basic form of classical conditioning demonstrated by Pavlov primarily applies to responses controlled by the autonomic (e.g., salivation) and nervous (e.g., eyeblink) systems. That is, it focuses on visual and olfactory cues that induce hunger or thirst. When these cues are consistently paired with conditioned stimuli, such as brand names, consumers may learn to be hungr y or thirsty, when later exposed to brand cues. Classical conditioning can have similar effectsRead MoreAnnotated Bibliography: Plagiarism39529 Words   |  158 Pagesbe seen to uphold high academic standards, it is argued that silence and complicity surround the way in which instances of plagiarism in academic publications are often dealt with. Actions (and inaction) by academic leaders in universities in dealing with cases of academic plagiarism speak volumes in terms of the values academic institutions profess, and those they actually uphold. The article prompts readers to consider the need for a more consistent and proactive stance on the part of theirRead MoreMethods of Qualitative of Data Collection19658 Words   |  79 Pageshave to adapt the planned structure of the interview, based on the wishes and predilections of the person interviewed. Although this is true with all in-depth interviewing, elite individuals who are used to being interviewed by the press and other media may well be quite sophisticated in managing the interview process. (Sophistication and political astuteness are not exclusively the domain of elites, and we do not mean to suggest that they are.) They may want an active interplay with the interviewer