Olfactory dysfunction is an early 'pre-clinical'sign of Parkinson's disease (PD). The present
review is a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of such dysfunction in PD and …

The stimulus complexity of naturally occurring odours presents unique challenges for central
nervous systems that are aiming to internalize the external olfactory landscape. One …

Most people find it profoundly difficult to name familiar smells. This difficulty persists even
when perceptual odor processing and visual object naming are unimpaired, implying …

Paradoxically, although humans have a superb sense of smell, they don't trust their nose.
Furthermore, although human odorant detection thresholds are very low, only unusually …

Throughout human evolution, infectious diseases have been a primary cause of death.
Detection of subtle cues indicating sickness and avoidance of sick conspecifics would …

Perception in ambiguous environments relies on the combination of sensory information
from various sources. Most associative and primary sensory cortical areas are involved in …

Objectives To explore the neuropsychological profile and the integrity of the olfactory
network in patients with COVID-19-related persistent olfactory dysfunction (OD). Methods …

With advancing age, the ability of humans to detect and discriminate odors declines. In light
of the rapid progress in analyzing molecular and structural correlates of developing and …

What is the primary function of consciousness in the nervous system? The answer to this
question remains enigmatic, not so much because of a lack of relevant data, but because of …

A comprehensive systems overview of sensory and reward processing in the brain, this book
explores what reward processing can teach us about the senses and what sensory …