Physicochemical Space
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Calculate distanceChoose multiple points
PC1 VS. PC2 Select points by clicking
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ExplanationClick to open:
The coordinates of points displayed are the first and second components in a principal components analysis of the collection of odorants. The distances which are calculated are the euclidean distances based on 32 selected physicochemical properties as explained in Haddad et. al. (2008)
The calculated distance between odorants corresponds to the difference in level of neural activation measured in 7 different studies, mostly in rodents. See the article for details.