2005/12/08 by Joel Mainland, Joel D. Mainland, Noam Sobel · 1 citation
Engineering · Neuroscience · #Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies #Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research #Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/chemse/bjj012
openalex publication_date 2005/12/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this review, we use data obtained primarily from humans to argue that sniffs are not merely a stimulus carrier but are rather a central component of the olfactory percept. We argue that sniffs 1) are necessary for the olfactory percept, 2) affect odorant intensity perception and identity perception, 3) drive activity in olfactory cortex, 4) are rapidly modulated in an odorant-dependent fashion by a dedicated olfactomotor system, and 5) are sufficient to generate an olfactory percept of some sort even in the absence of odor.