An intrinsic association between olfactory identification and spatial memory in humans

Louisa Dahmani; Raihaan M. Patel; Yiling Yang; M. Mallar Chakravarty; Lesley K. Fellows; Véronique D. Bohbot

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06569-4

Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

An intrinsic association between olfactory identification and spatial memory in humans

Louisa Dahmani,
Raihaan M. Patel,
Yiling Yang,
M. Mallar Chakravarty,
Lesley K. Fellows,
Véronique D. Bohbot

Affiliations

Louisa Dahmani: Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University
Raihaan M. Patel: Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University
Yiling Yang: Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University
M. Mallar Chakravarty: Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University
Lesley K. Fellows: Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Véronique D. Bohbot: Department of Psychiatry, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, McGill University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06569-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Olfaction, the sense of smell, may have originally evolved to aid navigation in space, but there is no direct evidence of a link between olfaction and navigation in humans. Here the authors show that olfaction and spatial memory abilities are correlated and rely on similar brain regions in humans.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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