Olfaction and Executive Cognitive Performance: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Objective tests of olfaction are widely available to aid in the assessment of olfaction. Their clearest role is in the characterization of olfactory changes, either reported by or suspected in a patient. There is a rapidly growing literature concerned with the association of olfactory changes with certain neuropsychiatric conditions and the use of olfactory testing to supplement conventional assessments in clinical and research practice is evolving. Neural pathways important for olfactory processing overlap extensively with pathways important for cognitive functioning, and especially those important for executive functioning, many of which are concentrated in the frontal lobes. Previous work has identified associations between performance on certain olfactory tests (most frequently olfacto

SUBMITTER: Challakere Ramaswamy VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125097 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature