Olfactory memory networks: from emotional learning to social behaviors

• Main Author: Nadine Ravel (auth)
• Other Authors: Donald A. Wilson (auth), Regina M. Sullivan (auth), Anne-Marie Mouly (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Odor preference; olfactory memory; sniffing behavior; Olfaction; odor aversion; Social odors
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Odors are powerful stimuli that can evoke emotional states, and support learning and memory. Decades of research have indicated that the neural basis for this strong "odor-emotional memory" connection is due to the uniqueness of the anatomy of the olfactory pathways. Indeed, unlike the oth...