Cortical contributions to olfaction: Plasticity and perception

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 462-470

  Wilson, Donald A ^a   Kadohisa, Mikiko ^a   Fletcher, Max L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Odor discrimination; Odor memory; Odor perception; Olfactory cortex; Piriform cortex

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEMORY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; ODOR; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY SYSTEM; SMELLING;

EID: 33748067430     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2006.04.008     Document Type: Review

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