Intranasal trigeminal function in subjects with and without an intact sense of smell

• Published in: Brain research Vol. 1139; pp. 235 - 244
• Main Authors: Iannilli, E., Gerber, J., Frasnelli, J., Hummel, T.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier B.V 30.03.2007; Amsterdam Elsevier; New York, NY
• Subjects: Adult; Anosmia; Biological and medical sciences; Brain Mapping; Cerebral Cortex - physiology; Female; Functional Laterality; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; Irritation; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Nasal Mucosa - innervation; Nasal Mucosa - physiology; Nasal Mucosa - physiopathology; Neurology; Olfaction; Olfaction Disorders - physiopathology; Olfactory Pathways - physiology; Olfactory system and olfaction. Gustatory system and gustation; Smell; Smell - physiology; Statistics, Nonparametric; Trigeminal; Trigeminal Nerve - physiology; Trigeminal Nerve - physiopathology; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Anosmia; Trigeminal; Olfaction; Smell; Irritation; Human; Perception; Trigeminal nerve; Nose; Olfaction Smell Irritation Trigeminal Anosmia

The intranasal trigeminal system is involved in the perception of odors. To investigate the cerebral processing of sensory information from the trigeminal nerve in detail we studied subjects with and without olfactory function using functional magnetic resonance imaging. A normosmic group ( n = 12)...