Olfactory deficit detected by fMRI in early Alzheimer's disease

J Wang, PJ Eslinger, RL Doty, EK Zimmerman… - Brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is accompanied by smell dysfunction, as measured by
psychophysical tests. Currently, it is unknown whether AD-related alterations in central …

Networks involved in olfaction and their dynamics using independent component analysis and unified structural equation modeling

P Karunanayaka, PJ Eslinger, JL Wang… - Human brain …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The study of human olfaction is complicated by the myriad of processing demands in
conscious perceptual and emotional experiences of odors. Combining functional magnetic …

Default mode network deactivation during odor–visual association

PR Karunanayaka, DA Wilson, MJ Tobia… - Human brain …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Default mode network (DMN) deactivation has been shown to be functionally relevant for
goal‐directed cognition. In this study, the DMN's role during olfactory processing was …

Methods for olfactory fMRI studies: implication of respiration

J Wang, X Sun, QX Yang - Human brain mapping, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Human olfactory system is under‐studied using fMRI compared with other sensory systems.
Because the perception (intensity, threshold, and valence) and detection of odors are tightly …

A free-breathing fMRI method to study human olfactory function

J Wang, S Rupprecht, X Sun, D Freiberg… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2017 - jove.com
The study of human olfaction is a highly complex and valuable field with applications
ranging from biomedical research to clinical evaluation. Currently, evaluation of the …