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. 2023 Jun;51(2):121-122.
doi: 10.3758/s13420-022-00549-x. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

If Proust had whiskers: Recalling locations with smells

Ann-Sophie Barwich  1
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If Proust had whiskers: Recalling locations with smells

Ann-Sophie Barwich. Learn Behav. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Recent research suggests that the piriform cortex simultaneously represents spatial and olfactory information. These findings may provide further insight into the non-topographic principles of odor coding.

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