Altered grey matter volume in 'super smellers'

A Wabnegger, C Schlintl, C Höfler, A Gremsl… - Brain imaging and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract 'Super smellers 'are those individuals who show a heightened sense of smell. Data
on the structural neuroanatomy of this phenomenon are still missing. A voxel-based …

Congenital olfactory impairment is linked to cortical changes in prefrontal and limbic brain regions

HG Karstensen, M Vestergaard, WFC Baaré… - Brain imaging and …, 2018 - Springer
The human sense of smell is closely associated with morphological differences of the fronto-
limbic system, specifically the piriform cortex and medial orbitofrontal cortex (mOFC). Still it is …

Individual differences as a key factor to uncover the neural underpinnings of hedonic and social functions of human olfaction: current findings from PET and fMRI …

M Mantel, C Ferdenzi, JM Roy, M Bensafi - Brain Topography, 2019 - Springer
The hedonic and social dimensions of olfactory perception are characterized by a great
diversity across people. Whereas the cerebral processing underlying these aspects of odor …

Smell training improves olfactory function and alters brain structure

S Al Aïn, D Poupon, S Hétu, N Mercier, J Steffener… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Training and repeated exposure to odorants leads to enhanced olfactory sensitivity. So far,
the efficacy of intensive olfactory training on olfactory function in a healthy population and its …

Perfumers' expertise induces structural reorganization in olfactory brain regions

C Delon-Martin, J Plailly, P Fonlupt, A Veyrac, JP Royet - Neuroimage, 2013 - Elsevier
The human brain's ability to adapt to environmental changes is obvious in specific sensory
domains of experts, and olfaction is one of the least investigated senses. As we have …

[HTML][HTML] Individual odor hedonic perception is coded in temporal joint network activity

P Ruser, CJ Koeppel, HH Kitzler, T Hummel, I Croy - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Intro The human sense of smell is highly individual and characterized by a strong variability
in the perception and evaluation of olfactory stimuli, depending on cultural imprint and …

[HTML][HTML] Human olfaction without apparent olfactory bulbs

T Weiss, T Soroka, L Gorodisky, S Shushan, K Snitz… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
The olfactory bulbs (OBs) are the first site of odor representation in the mammalian brain,
and their unique ultrastructure is considered a necessary substrate for spatiotemporal …

Olfactory bulb volume in smokers

VA Schriever, N Reither, J Gerber, E Iannilli… - Experimental brain …, 2013 - Springer
The study aimed to investigate the volume of the olfactory bulb in smokers. Specifically, we
wanted to see whether environmental influences may exert a negative influence on OB …

Connectivity of the amygdala, piriform, and orbitofrontal cortex during olfactory stimulation: a functional MRI study

A Nigri, S Ferraro, L D'Incerti, HD Critchley… - …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
The majority of existing functional MRI studies on olfactory perception have addressed the
relationship between stimulus features and the intensity of activity in separate regions …

Severity of olfactory deficits is reflected in functional brain networks—An fMRI study

JL Reichert, EM Postma, PAM Smeets… - Human Brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Even though deficits in olfactory function affect a considerable part of the population, the
neuronal basis of olfactory deficits remains scarcely investigated. To achieve a better …