What do brain oscillations tell about the human sense of smell?

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Abstract

Brain activity may manifest itself as oscillations which are repetitive rhythms of neuronal firing. These local field potentials can be measured via intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG). This review focuses on iEEG used to map human brain structures involved in olfaction. After presenting the methodology of the review, a summary of the brain structures involved in olfaction is given, followed by a review of the literature on human olfactory oscillations in different contexts. A single case is provided as an illustration of the olfactory oscillations. Overall, the timing and sequence of oscillations found in the different structures of the olfactory system seem to play an important role for olfactory perception.

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Original languageEnglish
Article numbere25335
JournalJournal of neuroscience research
Volume102
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-7650-1731/work/158306164
ORCID /0000-0001-9713-0183/work/158306371
Scopus 85190714576
unpaywall 10.1002/jnr.25335

Keywords

Keywords

  • Humans, Smell/physiology, Brain/physiology, Olfactory Perception/physiology, Electroencephalography/methods