Science of Olfaction

1. Clinical Issues in the Study of Olfaction

   1. Olfactory Hallucinations

      • Mark S. Greenberg

      Pages 467-499

   2. Olfaction in Aging and Medical Disorders

      • Susan S. Schiffman

      Pages 500-525

   3. Olfactory Impairment in Korsakoff’s Syndrome

      • R. G. Mair, D. L. Flint

      Pages 526-545

   4. Olfaction and Head Injury

      • Richard M. Costanzo, John D. Ward, Harold F. Young

      Pages 546-558

   5. Olfaction and Neuropsychiatry

      • Michael J. Serby, Pamela M. Larson, Davina Kalkstein

      Pages 559-584

2. Back Matter

   Pages 585-590

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A book such as this one necessarily entails the effort of many individuals. Its first seed was a workshop in 1988 that one of us (K. L. C. ) designed and directed at the City University of New York Graduate Center as part of a series of conferences and workshops on topics in neuropsychology spon­ sored by the Institute for Research in Behavioral Neuroscience (IRBN). At that time, studies in the efficacy of olfaction as an alternative modality of stimulation in brain-injured adults were taking place at IRBN. The work­ shop helped to spark many new ideas among IRBN's staff, leading to various projects in clinical intervention, some of which are discussed in this volume. We soon discovered that clinical interest in olfaction was steadily increasing, and that this modality was in many ways on a par with the rest. Along with progress in the clinical investigation of olfaction, an abundance of work has been published in the basic science of the field. Ideas such as the regeneration of olfactory neurons and the use of these neurons in trans­ plantation took hold and were proved to be viable ones. These develop­ ments along with a profusion of techniques that allow a closer look at the anatomy and physiology of olfaction, have contributed to the accelerated pace with which this field is now advancing. Dr.

• Alzheimer´s disease
• anatomy
• biochemistry
• brain
• cognition
• cortex
• dementia
• neurobiology
• neurochemistry
• neurons
• neurophysiology
• perception
• physiology
• psychiatry
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• Department of Psychiatry, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA

  Michael J. Serby

• Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center, New York, USA

  Karen L. Chobor

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