MRI tractography reveals the human olfactory nerve map connecting the olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb

Sho Kurihara; Masayoshi Tei; Junichi Hata; Eri Mori; Masato Fujioka; Yoshinori Matsuwaki; Nobuyoshi Otori; Hiromi Kojima; Hirotaka James Okano

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03794-y

Communications Biology (Sep 2022)

MRI tractography reveals the human olfactory nerve map connecting the olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb

Sho Kurihara,
Masayoshi Tei,
Junichi Hata,
Eri Mori,
Masato Fujioka,
Yoshinori Matsuwaki,
Nobuyoshi Otori,
Hiromi Kojima,
Hirotaka James Okano

Affiliations

Sho Kurihara: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Masayoshi Tei: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Junichi Hata: Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Eri Mori: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Masato Fujioka: Department of Molecular Genetics, Kitasato University School of Medicine
Yoshinori Matsuwaki: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Nobuyoshi Otori: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Hiromi Kojima: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Jikei University School of Medicine
Hirotaka James Okano: Division of Regenerative Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03794-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Combined high-field MRI and DTI analyses in post-mortem mouse, marmoset, and human samples provide insight into the neural connections between nasal cavities and olfactory bulbs.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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