Cortical contributions to olfaction: plasticity and perception.

Journal article

In most sensory systems, the sensory cortex is the place where sensation approaches perception. As described in this review, olfaction is no different. The olfactory system includes both primary and higher order cortical regions. These cortical structures perform computations that take highly analytical afferent input and synthesize it into configural odor objects. Cortical plasticity plays an important role in this synthesis and may underlie olfactory perceptual learning. Olfactory cortex is...

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Authors: Wilson, D; Kadohisa, M; Fletcher, M

• Journal: Seminars in cell and developmental biology
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 462-470
• Publication date: 2006-08-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2006.04.008
• EISSN: 1096-3634
• ISSN: 1084-9521
• Language: English
• Keywords: Perception; Models, Biological; Humans; Neuronal Plasticity; Smell; Animals; Synapses; Olfactory Pathways