Open AccessOrganization and engagement of a prefrontal-olfactory network during olfactory selective attention
Author(s) -
Hillary L. Cansler,
Estelle E. in ’t Zandt,
Kaitlin S. Carlson,
Waseh T Khan,
Minghong Ma,
Daniel W. Wesson
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
cerebral cortex
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.694
H-Index - 250
eISSN - 1460-2199
pISSN - 1047-3211
DOI - 10.1093/cercor/bhac153
Subject(s) - neuroscience , psychology , prefrontal cortex , olfactory perception , olfaction , olfactory system , cognitive psychology , cognition
Sensory perception is profoundly shaped by attention. Attending to an odor strongly regulates if and how it is perceived - yet the brain systems involved in this process are unknown. Here we report integration of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a collection of brain regions integral to attention, with the olfactory system in the context of selective attention to odors.