Olfactory communication in the first weeks of life: from chemical mechanisms to improving breastfeeding outcomes
Published: Tuesday 10.12.2024
Using an innovative approach, an international team of scientists including ethologists, chemists, neuroscientists, anthropologists, and developmental, cognitive, and health psychologists will study the importance of the newborn's sense of smell for the successful initiation and maintenance of breastfeeding. We asked three leading scientists on this new project, Prof. Craig Roberts from the University of Stirling, Prof. Jan Havlíček from the Faculty of Science, Charles University, and Prof. Benoist Schaal from the Centre for Smell, Taste and Food Science in Dijon, about the aims of the new project and its practical applications.