The impact of mediodorsal thalamic lesions on olfactory attention and flavor perception

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-79

  Tham, Wendy W P ^a   Stevenson, Richard J ^a   Miller, Laurie A ^b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flavor; Localization; Odor taste; Olfaction; Oral capture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAVOR; FLAVOR PERCEPTION; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIODORSAL THALAMIC NUCLEUS LESION; OLFACTORY ATTENTION; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMELLING; TACTILE STIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASTE; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MEDIODORSAL THALAMIC NUCLEUS; MIDDLE AGED; OLFACTORY PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TASTE PERCEPTION;

EID: 80051675324     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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