The potion's magic.
During remembering, a perception of the past is constructed that includes sensory details of the original episode. In this issue of Neuron, Gottfried and colleagues provide evidence for selective piriform activation during recognition of visual cues previously paired with scents. These data provide evidence of sensory-specific reactivation of olfactory cortex during remembering.
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Randy L
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Department of Psychology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130 USA.
D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D009833:Olfactory Pathways / Q000502:physiology*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*