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The Olfactory System and Behavior

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In 1933, Herrick proposed that “At all stages of cortical elaboration an important function of the olfactory cortex, in addition to participation in its own specific way in cortical association, is to serve as a nonspecific activator for all cortical activities” (p. 14). Among these activities he included overt behavior, learning, memory, and affective reactions. This theme from Herrick, so reminiscent of Sherrington’s description of the distance receptors as “the great inaugurators of reaction” (1906, p. 350), serves as the keynote for this article. The concern here is not with the physiology of olfaction as a specific sensory system, but rather with the contribution of the primary and secondary portions of the olfactory system to such patterns of behavior as Herrick mentioned, patterns that are not typically classified as olfactory. The terms olfactory system or direct olfactory system (Girgis, 1970) will be used to refer collectively to the olfactory mucosa in the nasal cavity; the fibers of the olfactory nerves, which originate in the mucosa; the olfactory bulb, where the mucosal fibers make synaptic contact with the second fibers in the pathway; and the secondary fibers, the courses of which are discussed below.

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Wenzel, B.M. (1974). The Olfactory System and Behavior. In: Limbic and Autonomic Nervous Systems Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-4407-0_1

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