[HTML][HTML] Overnight olfactory enrichment using an odorant diffuser improves memory and modifies the uncinate fasciculus in older adults

CC Woo, B Miranda, F Dehkordi-Vakil… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Cognitive loss in older adults is a growing issue in our society, and there is a need
to develop inexpensive, simple, effective in-home treatments. This study was conducted to …

Sensory perception of environmental cues as a modulator of aging and neurodegeneration: Insights from Caenorhabditis elegans

A Dixit, B Bhattacharya - Journal of Neuroscience Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental stimuli such as temperature, food, and smell significantly influence the
physiology and behavior of animals. Animals are differentially adapted to maintain their …

Olfactory loss is a predisposing factor for depression, while olfactory enrichment is an effective treatment for depression

M Leon, CC Woo - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The loss of olfactory stimulation correlates well with at least 68 widely differing neurological
disorders, including depression, and we raise the possibility that this relationship may be …

Training with odors impacts hippocampal thickness in patients with mild cognitive impairment

A Haehner, B Chen, M Espin… - Journal of …, 2022 - content.iospress.com
Background: The olfactory system is affected early in Alzheimer's disease and olfactory loss
can already be observed in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Olfactory training …

[HTML][HTML] The role of the hippocampus in the perception and recall of odors. A hypothetical neural mechanism

IG Silkis - Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, 2023 - Springer
A mechanism for the interdependent functioning of the olfactory and hippocampal neural
networks is proposed. This functioning involves a significant role played by long-term …

Environmental complexity and research outcomes

KR Pritchett-Corning - ILAR journal, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Environmental complexity is an experimental paradigm as well as a potential part of animals'
everyday housing experiences. In experimental uses, researchers add complexity to …

Automatic segmentation of the olfactory bulb

D Desser, F Assunção, X Yan, V Alves, HM Fernandes… - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The olfactory bulb (OB) has an essential role in the human olfactory pathway. A change in
olfactory function is associated with a change of OB volume. It has been shown to predict the …

Main olfactory bulb reconfiguration by prolonged passive olfactory experience correlates with increased brain‐derived neurotrophic factor and improved innate …

R Hernández‐Soto, AK Pimentel‐Farfan… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The main olfactory bulb (MOB) is highly plastic and constantly reconfiguring its function and
structure depending on sensory experience. Despite the extensive evidence of anatomical …

Cognitive and neurochemical changes following polyphenol-enriched diet in rats

MR Ramis, F Sarubbo, D Moranta, S Tejada, J Lladó… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dietary recommendations are frequently developed based on nutrient deficiency or
prevention of disease, but less attention has been paid to the dietary guidelines to promote …

Dysregulation of murine immune functions on inhalational exposure to ammonia, dimethyl disulfide, 3-methylindole, or propionic acid

HJ Kim, ES Song, JH Lee, R Gautam… - Toxicology and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Animal husbandry workers are exposed to various malodorous compounds in the
workplace. Although these compounds cause severe nuisance, no systemic investigation of …