Left Posterior Orbitofrontal Cortex Is Associated With Odor-Induced Autobiographical Memory: An fMRI Study

Left Posterior Orbitofrontal Cortex Is Associated With Odor-Induced Autobiographical Memory: An fMRI Study

Autobiographical odor memory (AM-odor) accompanied by a sense of realism of a specific memory elicits strong emotions. AM-odor differs from memory triggered by other sensory modalities, possibly because olfaction involves a unique sensory process. Here, we examined the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), us...

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Main Authors: Keiko Watanabe, Yuri Masaoka, Mitsuru Kawamura, Masaki Yoshida, Nobuyoshi Koiwa, Akira Yoshikawa, Satomi Kubota, Masahiro Ida, Kenjiro Ono, Masahiko Izumizaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
olfaction
autobiographical memory
posterior orbitofrontal cortex
arousal
vividness
breathing
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00687/full

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