Smell: Central nervous processing

Jay A. Gottfried*

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on central olfactory processing in the human brain. As the psychophysiology of human olfactory function is important for appreciating its underlying neurophysiology, the chapter will begin with a brief overview of what the human nose can do, contesting notions that human olfaction is a second-rate system. It will be followed by an anatomical survey of the principal recipients of olfactory bulb input, with some comments on the unique organizing properties that distinguish olfaction from other sensory modalities. The final section will cover the neural correlates of human olfactory function, including aspects of basic chemosensory processing (odor detection, sniffing, intensity, valence) and higher-order olfactory operations (learning, memory, crossmodal integration), with particular emphasis on functional imaging data, though human lesion studies and intracranial recordings will also be discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationTaste and Smell
Subtitle of host publicationAn Update
EditorsThomas Hummel, Antje Welge-Lussen
Pages44-69
Number of pages26
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

Publication series

NameAdvances in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Volume63
ISSN (Print)0065-3071

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Otorhinolaryngology

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